Jasper County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for William Jasper. The County has Bay Springs and Paulding as its seat and the County was created 1833. The County is located in the east central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Jasper County Courthouse Court St; PO Box 1047; Bay Springs, MS 39422 Phone: 601.764.3368 County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records from 1906. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records.

History
The county is named after Sergeant William Jasper (c1750-1779).

Parent County
1833--Jasper County was created 23 December 1833 from the Choctaw Cession (and from portions of Jones and Wayne Counties). County seat: Bay Springs

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
1932--Some records were lost.

Neighboring Counties

 * Clarke
 * Jones
 * Lauderdale
 * Newton
 * Scott
 * Smith
 * Wayne

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.


 * 1866 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

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

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 Jasper 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 Jasper County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves
 * Company B - Nixon’s Company
 * - 8th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company G - Tolson Guards - History and Roster, another Roster
 * - 7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company A - Jasper County Company
 * Company B - Beauregard Defenders
 * - 8th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company E - Tallahoma Hardshells [also listed as Co. H]
 * Company G - Tolson Guards [also listed as Co. E]
 * - 40th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company A - Oak Bowery Invincibles

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

 * 1834-1896 -, 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 $
 * 1906-1919 - Jasper County Marriage Index 1906-1919. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1906-1923 - Jasper County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1906-1923. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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

Websites

 * Jasper County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb asper County, Mississippi project. Hase maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.