Simpson County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Simpson County Mississippi genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States  Mississippi   Simpson County

County Courthouse
Simpson County Courthouse 109 W Pine Ave; PO Box 367 Mendenhall, MS 39114 Phone: 601.847.2626 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and court records. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce records 1880, some probate and land records.

Parent County
1824--Simpson County was created 23 January 1824 from the Choctaw Cession. County seat: Mendenhall

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
For a list of record loss in Mississippi counties see: Mississippi Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Copiah
 * Covington
 * Hinds
 * Jefferson Davis
 * Lawrence
 * Rankin
 * Smith

Cemeteries
Almost all cemeteries have been indexed and can be found at US GenWeb at the following link.

http://theusgenweb.org/ms/simpson/cemetery.htm

Census

 * 1823-1824 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1825 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1837 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1866 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Land and Property
The original land grants can be found at Bureau of Land Records website at www.glorecords.blm.gov.

Maps

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

Civil War

 * Men from Simpson 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 Simpson County.


 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry [aka 45th Missisippi Infantry/ Hardcastle's/Williams']
 * Company A - Duncan Riflemen
 * - 6th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company H - Simpson Fencibles

Taxation

 * 1824-1900 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1872-1918 - Simpson County Marriage Books 1-8 Index 1872-1918 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Simpson 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. http://theusgenweb.org/ms/simpson/