Hinds County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named for Thomas Hinds. Hinds County is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Hinds County Courthouse P.O. Box 686 Jackson, MS 39205 Phone: 601-968-6237 Hinds County Website Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1823 and court records from 1930. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and land records.

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

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 $
 * 1824 State Census Returns 1824 - Hinds County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1870 State Census Returns 1870 - Hinds County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1880 State Census Returns 1880 -  Hinds County Collection at FamilySearch - images only -  males and females over 21

Church Records

 * 1910-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Jackson

Episcopal St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Raymond


 * 1867-1885 - St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Raymond, Baptism Index 1867-1885. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1867-1895 - St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Raymond, Marriage Index 1867-1895. Batch at FamilySearch

St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Bolton


 * 1869-1885 - St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Bolton, Baptism Index 1869-1885. Batch at FamilySearch

Court Records

 * 1821-1965 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1822-1875 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1828-1844 (*); Police Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1832-1848 (*); Orphans' Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1835-1911 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1835-1953 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1836-1880 (*); Justice of the Peace at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1866-1893 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — 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
 * An Index to Hinds County Mississippi, Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts by Mabel Green Crushshon. 90 pages FHL book: 976.251 F22c
 * The Freedmen's Bureau Marriage Records at Mississippi Department of Archives and History - index and transcription

Land and Property Records

 * 1821-1822 Land Records (1821-1822) - Hinds County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of Hinds County, Mississippi Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com. Free surname search.

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * 1769-1951 Military grave registrations -  Hinds County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1838-1845 Register of Military Commissions - Hinds County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1848-1861 Register of Military Commissions - Hinds 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 a Memorial list of those that served in the Civil War -  Hinds County Collection at FamilySearch - images only                    Civil War Records 1936-1939


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Percy's) (Army of 10,000)
 * Company D - (Brownsville Terribles)
 * Company H - (Raymond Minute Men)
 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Old)
 * Company A - Mississippi Rifles
 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (New)
 * Company D - Mississippi Rifles (also listed as Co. G)
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company A - Ridley’s Battery, aka Jackson Light Artillery
 * - 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry (became the 48th Regiment, Missippi Infantry)
 * Company - Jackson Boys (attached to the 26th Virginia Infantry)
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Raymond Minute Men
 * Company K [sic] - Capt. Charlton’s Independent Company
 * - 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (from the 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry)
 * Company A - Jackson Boys (attached to the 26th Virginia Infantry)
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Downing Rifles
 * - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Raymond Fencibles (also listed as Co. A)

Civil War Battles The following Civil War Battles were fought in Hinds County


 * May 12, 1863 Raymond
 * May 14, 1863 Jackson
 * May 16, 1863 Champion Hill also known as Bakers Creek
 * May 17, 1863 Big Black River Bridge
 * Map showing Civil war battles in Mississippi.

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

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
 * 1878-1940 Hinds County voter registration poll books, 1878-1940

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1822-1859 Hinds County, Mississippi : Vol. 2, Will Book I, 1822-1859. By Forrest, Clara Wright. Jackson, Mississippi : Clara Wright Forrest, 1959. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Also at:
 * 1822-1882 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1823-1925 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1825-1922 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

School Records

 * 1850-1892; 1908-1957   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1905-2010 Millsaps College Yearbooks, 1905-2010.
 * Millsaps College Archives, includes other publications of the college and its alumni. Some publications may provide details on where alumni are living.

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.

Tax Records

 * 1822, 1884 County tax rolls (1822, 1884) -  Hinds County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1823-1848 Hinds County, Mississippi, marriage records, 1823-1848 Viewable
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1836-1916 Hinds County Marriage Books 1-24 Index 1836-1916 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1854-1937 Hinds County, Mississippi marriage records 1854 through 1937 at FamilySearch
 * 1858-1979  at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection; index and images for various counties
 * 1870-1901 Marriages, Hinds County, Mississippi, 1870-1901 First Judicial Dist., Jackson, Mississippiv. 1. 1870-1882 -- v. 2. 1882-1894 -- v. 3. 1894-1901 at FamilySearch

Death

 * 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.org - images of index

Family History Centers

 * Jackson Mississippi Family History Center

Websites

 * Hinds County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Hinds County, MSGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project.
 * – 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.