Alcorn County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named for James L. Alcorn. Alcorn County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Alcorn County Courthouse PO Box 112 Corinth, MS 38834-0112 Phone: 601-286-7702 Alcorn County Website Clerk Chancery Court has divorce records from 1913. Clerk Circuit Court has court records from 1860.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Alcorn County Biographies MSGenWeb Project

Census Records
Federal Census
 * 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1792-1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1805-1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at  Ancestry($)
 * 1850  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1850 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1860 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

State Census Returns
 * 1880 Alcorn County Collections at FamilySearch - images only

Church Records

 * 1910-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1860-1872 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1881-1890 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Directories

 * 1875-1876 Corinth City Directory, Alcorn County 1875-1876 at MSGenWeb

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 
 * 1863-1866  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * The Freedmen's Bureau Marriage Records at Mississippi Department of Archives and History - index and transcription

Funeral Homes

 * Corinthian Funeral Home in Corinth (Facebook).
 * Magnolia Funeral Home in Corinth.

Land and Property Records

 * Alcorn County Land Records MSGenWeb Project

Local Histories

 * Families of Alcorn County, Mississippi
 * The History of Alcorn County, Mississippi

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1643-1947)
 * Map drawn by Fredra Wilbanks in 1983 of Old Tishomingo County (now Alcorn, Prentiss and Tishomingo counties) MSGenWeb Project
 * Undated Map of Alcorn County Community Schools MSGenWeb Project
 * 1862 Map of Corinth MSGenWeb Project
 * Map of Hinkle Community (early families, but mostly the 1920's and 30's) MSGenWeb Project

Military Records
Multiple Wars

1769-1951 Alcorn County Collections- Military grave registrations at FamilySearch; images only
 * Congressional Medal of Honor Winners From Mississippi USGenWeb Archives

War of 1812 
 * War of 1812 Database USGenWeb Archives

Mexican-American War 
 * 1846-1848  How to Use this Collection;  at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War 
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch -How to Use this Collection; index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry free index
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry free index
 * 1889-1942  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection;images only
 * 1900-1974  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only


 * - 6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate). Company I.
 * - 9th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate). Company I.


 * Alcorn County Military Records MSGenWeb Project

Civil War Battles The following Civil War Battles were fought in Alcorn County:


 * April 29-June 10, 1862 Corinth
 * October 3-4, 1862 Corinth
 * Map Showing Civil War Battles in Mississippi

World War I 
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1917-1918 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Soldiers in the Great War - Mississippi USGenWeb Archives
 * World War I Roster MSGenWeb Project

World War II 
 * McPeters Funeral Home Records - World War II Veterans MSGenWeb Project
 * Mississippi Index World War II Enlistees Listed by County - USGenWeb Archives

Korean War 
 * Mississippi Korean War Casualty List USGenWeb Archives
 * Mississippi Korean War POW/MIA Database USGenWeb Archives

Obituaries

 * Alcorn County Obituaries MSGenWeb Project

Other Records
State Archives, Various Records
 * 1820-1951   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images - incomplete - Topics covered: Ex Slave Narratives, list of military veterans,  Military grave registrations, Naturalizations and some Land records.

Voter Registration
 * 1871-1967 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1854-1921 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1881-1890 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Selected Alcorn County Wills at MSGenWeb Project

School Records

 * 1850-1892; 1908-1957   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1871-1873 1871-1873 Educable school children for Alcorn Co., MS

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1870-1892 Alcorn County Collections-Taxes images only
 * 1898 Alcorn County, Mississippi, 1898 tax polls at FamilySearch - images only

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry$
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1858-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection for various counties — index and images
 * 1867-1895 Alcorn County Marriage Index 1867-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1870-1900 Alcorn County Mississippi 1870-1900 computer indexed marriage records

Death

 * 1822-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1912-1943 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive - images of index

Societies
Alcorn County Genealogy Society 600 E Waldron St. Corinth, MS 38834-4863 662-286-0075 Email: [mailto:acgs2@att.net acgs2@att.net] Website Facebook

Alcorn County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network E-mail: [mailto:msghn@outlook.com msghn@outlook.com] Website

Websites

 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Alcorn County, MSGenWeb Project
 * Alcorn County, USGenWeb Archives
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.