Itawamba County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named for Levi Colbert (the Chickasaw leader, Itawamba). Itawamba County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Itawamba County Courthouse 201 W Main Street P.O. Box 776 Fulton, MS 38843 Phone: 662-862-3421 Itawamba County Website Clerk Chancery Court has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records.

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
Federal Census
 * 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 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
 * 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 $
 * 1837 State Census Returns 1837 - Itawamba County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1841 State Census Returns 1841 - Itawamba County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1845 State Census Returns 1845 - Itawamba County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1853 State Census Returns 1853 - Itawamba County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1860 State Census Returns 1860 - Itawamba County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1880 State Census Returns 1880 - Itawamba County Collection 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

 * 1853-1856 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1854-1954 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1864-1870 (*); Police Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1875-1922 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

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

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * 1861-1951 Military grave registrations -  Itawamba County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1839-1861 Register of Military Commissions + 1 box - Itawamba County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

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
 * 1936-1939 Civil war records a Memorial list of those that served in the Civil War - Itawamba County Collection at FamilySearch - images only


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's)
 * Company B - Mooresville Darts
 * Company I - Rifle Scouts
 * Company K - Mississippi Yankee Hunters
 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Old)
 * Company B - Ben Bullard Rifles
 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry(New)
 * Company C - Ben Bullard Rifles (also listed as Co. D)
 * Company G - Fulton Guards (also listed as Co. B)
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company E - Mooresville Blues
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C – Town Creek Riflemen
 * Company E – Calhoun Rifles
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Ashcraft's)
 * Company A - Davis’ Company
 * Company D - Kohlheim’s Company
 * Company E - Story’s Company
 * Company F - Hankins’ Company
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company B - Insurgents
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company B - Griffin’s Company
 * - 6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company B - Brown’s Company
 * Company C - Pardue’s Company
 * - 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)
 * Company F - Shackelford’s Company
 * - 8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry (formerly 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's))
 * Company F - Shackelford’s Company
 * Company G - Duke’s Company, aka Duke’s Company of Independent Scouts

World War I
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1917-1918  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1936-1941  Naturalization index take-off cards (1936-1941) -  Itawamba County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Other Records
 State Archives
 * 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 List
 * 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 only

School Records

 * 1850-1892; 1908-1957   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

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

 * 1838-1886 County Tax rolls (1838-1886) - Itawamba County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1837-1853 Itawamba County Marriage Books 1 thru 4 Index 1837-1853. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1853-1877 Itawamba County Marriage Books 5 thru 7 Index 1853-1877. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1858-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1877-1887 Itawamba County Marriage Books 8 and 9 Index 1877-1887. Batches  and  at FamilySearch
 * 1887-1893 Itawamba County Marriage Books 10 and 11 Index 1887-1893. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1902-1909 Itawamba County Marriage Books 2 and 3 Index 1902-1909. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1910-1917 Itawamba County Marriage Books 14 and 15 Index 1910-1917. Batch  at FamilySearch

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.org - images of index

Libraries

 * Gaither Spradling Research Library The George Poteet History Center (Corner of Church Street and Museum Drive) Mantachie, MS Website
 * A state-of-the-art 2,400 square foot facility, houses the Itawamba Historical Society's Gordon McFerrin Auditorium. Also located in this facility are the society's general offices. The library's holdings include more than 1,600 volumes of research material devoted not only to Itawamba County, but most all southern states as well. The society subscribes to more than 30 regional genealogical publications. The library's collections also include general history and general genealogical areas, a large microform collection, archival materials and family history files.

Societies
The Itawamba Historical Society PO Box 7 Mantachie, MS 38855 Phone: 662-282-7664 Email: [mailto:v editor@itawambahistory.org] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Itawamba County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network
 * Mississippi Genealogy & History Network
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Itawamba County, Mississippi project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * The Itawamba Historical Society
 * – 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.