Covington County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Leonard Covington. The County is located in the south central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Covington County Courthouse PO Box 1679 Collins, MS 39428 Phone: 601-765-6132 Covington County Courthouse Clerk Chancery Court has marriage, divorce and probate records from 1900, court and land 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:

Census Records

 * 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 $
 * 1825  at FamilySearch
 * 1841  at FamilySearch
 * 1845  at FamilySearch
 * 1870  at FamilySearch
 * 1878 Enumeration of Educable Children can be found after the 1878 enumeration for Copiah County on FamilySearch and is currently (Oct. 2020) listed under Copiah, not Covington or "Mulitple Counties"- starts at image 276. The entries are indexed with an "Event Place" of Copiah, Mississippi. Images are also available online from the Mississippi Archives. Both are free. This is a quick list of the starting pages for the districts begin.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes


 * FamilySearch Places

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 
 * The Freedmen's Bureau Marriage Records at Mississippi Department of Archives and History - index and transcription

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of Covington County, Mississippi Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com. Free surname search.

Military Records
Civil War 


 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 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
 * 1900-1974  at FamilySearch


 * - 7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company G - Covington Sharpshooters
 * - 7th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company I - Covington Rifles, aka Covington Rangers

World War I


 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry $
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch

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

 * 1819-1900  at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911  at FamilySearch
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1858-1979 - at FamilySearch for various counties — index and images
 * 1900-1920s Covington County, Mississippi Marriage Records. MSGenWeb
 * 1904-1931 Covington County Marriage Books 1-5 Index 1904-1931 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1822-1921 - at FamilySearch — index, some images
 * 1912-1943 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Societies
Covington County, Mississippi Genealogical and Historical Society P.O. Box 381 Collins, MS 39428-0381 Website Facebook

Websites

 * Covington County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network
 * Covington County, MSGenWeb
 * Covington County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Covington County, Mississippi project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * – 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.