Pontotoc County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named with a Chickasaw word meaning "land of hanging grapes". Pontotoc County is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Pontotoc County Courthouse P.O. Box 209 Pontotoc, MS 38863-0209 Phone: 662-489-3900 Pontotoc County Website Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records. Clerk Chancery Court has probate, court, and divorce records and land records from 1836.

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:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Bible Records

 * Bible Records at MSGenWeb
 * Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives
 * Family Records and Bibles at RootsWeb

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 - Pontotoc County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1845 State Census Returns 1845 - Pontotoc County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1880 State Census Returns 1880 - Pontotoc 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


 * Pontotoc County, Mississippi Genealogy and History List of Churches of Pontotoc County, Mississippi

Court Records

 * 1836-1869 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1850-1874 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1871-1898 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1872-1906 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1908-1927 (*); Circuit 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

Funeral Homes

 * Browning Funeral Home in Pontotoc.
 * Payton Mortuary in Pontotoc.
 * Serenity Funeral Homes of North MS in Pontotoc.
 * Tutor Memorial Funeral Homes in Pontotoc.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

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
 * 1775-1951 Military grave registrations - Pontotoc County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1837-1850 Register of military commissions 1837-1850 - Pontotoc 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 1936-1939 - Pontotoc County Collection at FamilySearch - images only


 * - 1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Miller's)
 * Company B - Pontotoc Dragoons
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company E - Polk Rangers
 * Company I - Pontotoc Dragoons
 * Company K - Pontotoc Dragoons No. 2
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's)
 * Company C - Reub Davis Rebels
 * - 2nd Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry (Harris's)
 * Company A - Weatherall’s Company
 * Company B - Wood’s Company
 * Company C - Rye’s Compay
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company G - Pontotoc Rangers also Peery’s Company (county of origin not specified)
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry
 * Company D - Wilson’s Company
 * Company E - Mississippi Rangers
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company G – Pontotoc Minute Men
 * Company H – Coonewah Rifles
 * Company I – Cherry Creek Rifles
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Ashcraft's)
 * Company B - Fears’ Company
 * Company C - Patton’s Company
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company G -- Mississippi Volunteers
 * - 7th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company F - Duncan’s Company
 * Company I - McKenzie’s Company, aka Young’s Company

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 - Pontotoc 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 Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1836-1869 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1836-1872 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1836-1880 Pontotoc County, Pontotoc, Mississippi. By Wax, Rozelle Callaway. Amory, Mississippi : Rozelle Callaway Wax, 1956. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1837-1925 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1845-1848 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1848-1877 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1850-1874 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1871-1898 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1872-1906 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1836-1867 at FamilySearch - FamilySearch - index and images - incomplete
 * 1836-1867 County Tax records 1836-1867 - Pontotoc County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1849-1918 Pontotoc County Marriage Books 2-9 Index 1849-1918 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1858-1979 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death
images
 * 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 - images of index

FamilySearch Centers

 * Oxford Mississippi FamilySearch Center
 * Tupelo Mississippi FamilySearch Center

Websites

 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Pontotoc County Mississippi Genealogy and History Network
 * Pontotoc County, Mississippi Genweb
 * List of Churches Pontotoc County
 * – 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.