Quitman County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States Mississippi &Quitman County

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

County Courthouse
Quitman County Courthouse 230 Chestnut St; PO Box 100; Marks, MS 38646 Phone: 662.326.2661 Clerk Chancery Court has divorce and probate records from 1877. Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and court records.

Parent County
1877--Quitman County was created 1 February 1877 from Panola, Coahoma, Tunic and Tallahatchie Counties. County seat: Marks

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

 * Coahoma
 * Panola
 * Tallahatchie
 * Tunica

Census

 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Taxation

 * 1890-1899 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1877-1919 - Quitman County Marriage Books 0-7 Index 1877-1916 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Websites

 * Quitman County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook