Tate County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

United States  Mississippi   Tate County

County Courthouse
Tate County Courthouse 201 Ward St; Senatobia, MS 38668 Phone: 662.562.5661 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1873. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate, court, and land records from 1873.

Parent County
1873--Tate County was created 15 April 1873 from Marshall, Tunica and DeSoto Counties. County seat: Senatobia

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

 * DeSoto
 * Lafayette
 * Marshall
 * Panola
 * Tunica

Census

 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Sarah

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Taxation

 * 1874-1875, 1887-1889 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1873-1917 - Tate County Marriage Books 1-16 Index 1873-1917 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
 * Senatobia Mississippi Family History Center

Websites

 * Tate 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.