Jones County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

United States  Mississippi   Jones County

County Courthouse
Jones County Courthouse PO Box 1468 Laurel, MS 39441 Phone: 601.428.0527 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1882 and court records from 1907. Clerk Chancery Court at Laurel and Ellisville, Mississippi has divorce and land records.

Parent County
1826--Jones County was created 24 January 1826 from Covington and Wayne Counties. County seats: Laurel District 2

Ellisville District 1

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
Some records have been lost. For a list of record loss in Mississippi counties see: Mississippi Counties with Burned Courthouses

Populated Places

 * Laurel
 * Ellisville

Neighboring Counties

 * Covington
 * Forrest
 * Jasper
 * Perry
 * Smith
 * Wayne

Census

 * 1837 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * George's Camp

Land and Property

 * Land and property records (Jones County, Mississippi), 1810-1925

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War

 * Men from Jones County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Jones County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves
 * Company B - Nixon’s Company
 * - 7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Jones County Rebels
 * Company F - Renovators
 * - 8th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company K - Elllisville Invincibles, aka Jones County Invincibles [also listed as Co. C]


 * Pension records, 1860-1923; indexes, ca. 1903-1923

World War I And II

 * Military discharges 1917-1953 ; index 1919-1973
 * Pension records, 1860-1923; indexes, ca. 1903-1923

Taxation

 * 1827-1896 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1882-1924 - Jones County Marriage Books D and 1-7 Index 1882-1924 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1917-1951 Marriage records (Jones County, Mississippi), 1917-1951

Death

 * 1894-1954 Will records, 1894-1954

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

 * Jones 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.