Sunflower County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
The County has Indianola as its seat and the County was created 1844. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Sunflower County Courthouse 200 Main St; PO Box 988 Indianola, MS 38751- Phone: 662.887.4703 Clerk Chancery Court has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from from 1871.

Parent County
1844--Sunflower County was created 15 February 1844 from Bolivar and Washington Counties. County seat:  Indianola

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
1870--Some records were lost.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bolivar
 * Coahoma
 * Humphreys
 * Leflore
 * Tallahatchie
 * Washington

Cemeteries

 * Listing of Sunflower County cemeteries, with some transcribed by the MSGenWeb.

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 $


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1866 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

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


 * Men from Sunflower County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Sunflower County.


 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company B - Sunflower Dispersers

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

Taxation

 * 1842-1898 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

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 $


 * 1844-1913 - Sunflower County Marriage Books 1-6, 14-15, SL-S11, W Index 1844-1913 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Sunflower County Historical Society c/o Sunflower County Library 201 Cypress Drive Indianola MS 38751 Website

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

Websites

 * Sunflower 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.