Adams County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Adams County, Mississippi ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
 * This article is about a southwestern Mississippi county. For other uses, see Adams.

Description
This county was named for John Adams. Adams County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Adams County Courthouse 115 S Wall St PO Box 1008 Natchez, MS 39120 Phone: 601-446-6684 Adams County Website Clerk Chancery Court has court, land and probate records. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and death 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:

Census Records
Federal Census
 * 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry $
 * 1850  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, 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$
 * 1816 Territorial census returns  at FamilySearch - Adams County Collection at FamilySearch -  images only
 * 1818 State Census returns 1818 - Adams County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1830 State Census returns 1830 - Adams County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1841 State Census returns 1841 - Adams County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1845 State Census returns 1845 - Adams County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1853 State Census returns 1853 - Adams County Collection; images only
 * 1870 State Census returns 1870 - Adams County Collection; images only

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places


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

Court Records

 * 1781-1796 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1799-1804 Transcription of County Archives of Mississippi : No. 2. Adams County (Natchez). By Adams County, Mississippi. Adams County, Mississippi : Adams County, Mississippi, n.d. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1800-1956 (*); Chancery and Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1802-1811 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1803-1835 (*); Orphans' Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1815-1819 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1816-1868 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1818-1832 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1824-1825 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1832-1854 (*); Board of Police at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1836-1920 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1836-1949 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1856-1870 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Court Records, Adams County at USGenWeb Archives
 * (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 


 * 1835-1905 ; at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection - These records may contain information on slaves and former slaves. If a slave is mentioned, the owner's name was given in the comments column.  — index
 * 1858-1861 Adams County, Mississippi, Slave Certificates, 1858-1861 at Ancestry ($) - some slave certificates from Adams County Courthouse. Information may include name, gender, color, age and weight.
 * 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

 * Bateste Memorial Funeral Services in Natchez.
 * Laird Funeral Home in Natchez.
 * Marshall Funeral Home in Natchez.
 * Westgate Funeral Home in Natchez.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1643-1947)

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * 1775-1951 Military Grave Registations at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1838-1844 Register of Military Commissions at FamilySearch
 * 1846-1860 Register of Military Commissions at FamilySearch

Mexican-American War 
 * 1846-1848  How to Use this Collection;  at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War 


 * - 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


 * 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 - Adams County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * Adams County Civil War Units Adams Co, MS Genealogical and Historical Research

World War I 
 * World War I Service Men and Women from Adams County, Mississippi Adams Co, MS Genealogical and Historical Research
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection — index
 * 1917-1918 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection — index and images

World War II 
 * Mississippi Index World War II Enlistees Listed by County USGenWeb Archives
 * World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces, Adams County, MS Adams Co, MS Genealogical and Historical Research

Korean War 
 * Korean War Casualties from Adams County, Mississippi Adams Co, MS Genealogical and Historical Research

Vietnam War 
 * Viet Nam War Casualties from Adams County, Mississippi Adams Co, MS Genealogical and Historical Research

Other Records

 * 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 Registration
 * 1871-1967 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

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

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.

Tax Records

 * 1802-1817 Territorial tax rolls Adams County Collection; images only
 * 1818-1897 County tax rolls 1818-1897  Adams County Collection; images only

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry$
 * 1799-1819 Adams County Marriage Book 1 Index 1799-1819. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry$
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1819-1826 Adams County Marriage Books 2 thru 4 Index 1819-1826. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1826-1835 Adams County Marriage Book 5 Index 1826-1835. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry$
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry$
 * 1835-1851 Adams County Marriage Book 6 Index 1835-1851. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1851-1860 Adams County Marriage Books 7A and 7B Index 1851-1860. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1858-1979  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection for various counties — index and images
 * 1860-1873 Adams County Marriage Books 8 and 9 Index 1860-1873. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1866-1870 Adams County Marriage Books 18 and 19 Index 1866-1870. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1870-1874 Adams County Marriage Books 20 and 21 Index 1870-1874. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1873-1892 Adams County Marriage Books 10 thru 12 Index 1875-1885. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1874-1880 Adams County Marriage Books 22 and 23 Index 1874-1880. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1880-1885 Adams County Marriage Books 24 and 25 Index 1880-1885. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1885 Adams County Marriage Books 26 and 27 Index 1885. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1886-1890 Adams County Marriage Books 26 and 27 Index 1886-1890. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1890-1893 Adams County Marriage Books 28 and 29 Index 1890-1893. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1822-1921  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection — index, some images
 * 1835-1905  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index - These records may contain information on slaves and former slaves. If a slave is mentioned, the owner's name was given in the comments column.
 * 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

 * Natchez Mississippi Family History Center

Societies
Adams County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network E-mail: [mailto:msghn@outlook.com msghn@outlook.com] Website

Natchez Historical Society P.O. Box 49 Natchez, MS E-mail: [mailto:info@natchezhistoricalsociety.org info@natchezhistoricalsociety.org] Website

Websites

 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Adams County, USGenWeb Project
 * Adams County, USGenWeb Archives
 * Adams Co, MS Genealogical and Historical Research
 * – 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.