Adams County, Mississippi Genealogy


 * This article is about a southwestern Mississippi county. For other uses, see Adams.

United States Mississippi  Adams County

County Courthouse
Adams County Courthouse 115 S Wall St; PO Box 1008 Natchez, MS 39120; Phone: 601.446.6684 Clerk Chancery Court has court, land and probate records. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and death records.

Parent County
1799--Adams County was created 2 April 1799 from the Natchez District. County seat: Natchez

Neighboring Counties

 * Concordia Parish, Louisiana
 * Franklin
 * Jefferson
 * Tensas Parish, Louisiana
 * Wilkinson

African Americans

 * Adams County, Mississippi, Slave Certificates, 1858-1861($) - a collection of slave certificates from the Adams County Courthouse. Slave information may include name, gender, color, age and weight.

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Census

 * 1809 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1816 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1818 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1823 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1830 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1870 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Military

 * Civil War service men from Adams 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 Adams County.


 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (New)
 * Company B - Natchez Southrons [also listed as Co. C]
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company H - Connor Battery
 * - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company B - Natchez Fencibles

Taxation

 * 1802-1817 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1818-1896 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Natchez Mississippi Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.