Walthall County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Walthall County, Mississippi ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Edward C. Walthall. The County has Tylertown as its seat and the County was created 1910. The County is located in the south area of the state.

County Courthouse
Walthall County Courthouse PO box 351; Tylertown, MS 39667 Phone: 601.876.3553 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1914. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate, court and land records from 1914.

Parent County
1910--Walthall County was created 16 March 1910 from Marion and Pike Counties. County seat: Tylertown

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1785-1918) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Lawrence
 * Lincoln
 * Marion
 * Pike
 * Washington Parish, Louisiana

African Americans
Compilation of online resources for African American genealogy research by Shannon Gorman. 

Census

 * 1805 - 1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1660 - 1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1792 - 1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry.com — index $

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Darbun

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1889-1942 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1900-1974 - at FamilySearch — images

World War I

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1780 – 1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1781 – 1930 at FamilySearch — images

Marriage

 * 1800 - 1911 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1776 - 1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 50 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * to 1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1914-1926 - Walthall County Marriage Books 1-3 Index 1914-1926 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Walthall County Mississippi Trust and Historical Society 184 Bethlehem Loop Road Kokomo, MS 39643 Telephone Number: 601-731-1219

Southwest Mississippi Genealogy Society PO Box 175 McComb, Mississippi, 39649 Website

Mississippi Genealogical Society PO Box 5301 Jackson, MS 39296 Email:[mailto:marygschwab@yahoo.com marygschwab@yahoo.com] Website

See also a list of: Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Websites

 * Walthall County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.