Sharkey County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

United States  Mississippi   Sharkey County

County Courthouse
Sharkey County Courthouse PO Box 218; Rolling Fork, MS 39159 Phone: 662.873.2755 Clerk Chancery Court has court, probate and land records from 1876. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1876.

Parent County
1876--Sharkey County was created 29 March 1876 from Warren, Washington and Issaquena Counties. County seat: Fork

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

 * Humphreys
 * Issaquena
 * Washington
 * Yazoo

Census

 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Taxation

 * 1883-1891 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1876-1929 - Sharkey County Marriage Books 1-12 Index 1876-1929 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

Websites

 * Sharkey 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.