Yazoo County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named for the Yazoo River. Yazoo County is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Yazoo County Courthouse PO Box 68 Yazoo City, MS 39194 Phone: 601-746-2213 Yazoo Website Clerk Chancery Court has marriage records from 1845, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1823 and newspapers.

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 and 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 $
 * 1841 State Census Returns 1841 - Yazoo County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1880 State Census Returns Yazoo County Collection at FamilySearch - images only- This census includes only those under 21 years of age

Church Records

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

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1833-1948 (*); Chancery and Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1855-1915 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1860-1943 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 
 * 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

 * Knight and Strong Funeral Home in Yazoo City.
 * Scott Memorial Funeral Home in Yazoo City.
 * Shaffer-Collins Funeral Home in Yazoo City.
 * Stricklin-King Funeral Home in Yazoo City.

Genealogies
Black-Gibbs-Mitchell-Giles Ancestors of Yazoo County: A Revised Compilation of Family Histories, by Sammie Giles, Jr. Available on-line in its entirety at Google Books.

Land and Property Records
1824-1900 Deed records (Yazoo County, Mississippi), 1824-1900; deed index, 1824-1897 Can be viewed on microfilm.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1785-1918 Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of Yazoo County, Mississippi Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * 1812-1951 Military grave registrations 1812-1851 - Yazoo County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1836-1843 Register of military commissions - 1837-1860 - Yazoo County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1848-1860 Register of military commissions - 1848-1860 - Yazoo County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

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

Civil War 
 * 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 Index Free
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry Index Free
 * 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 1936-1939 - Yazoo County Collection at FamilySearch - images only


 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company K - Yazoo Minute Rifles
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company B - Herrod’s Battery, aka Vaughan Rebels
 * Company I - Bowman’s Battery
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company I - John M. Sharps, aka Yazoo Rebels
 * - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company I - Satartia Rifles (also listed as Co. G)

World War I 
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1917-1918  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1836-1941 Naturalization index take-off cards 1836-1941 - Yazoo County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Other Records
 State Archives
 * 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 List
 * 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
 * 1833-1948 (*); Chancery Clerk, Probate and Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1834-1873 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1855-1915 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1860-1943 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1840-1867 Tennesseans in Yazoo County, Mississippi; Ansearchin' News : The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine - V. 14, No. 4 Oct-Dec 1967. By Tennessee Genealogical Society. Yazoo County, Mississippi : Yazoo County, Mississippi, 1967. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library

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

 * 1823-1896  at FamilySearch - index and images - incomplete
 *  1823-1899 County Tax records 1823-1899 -  Yazoo County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1845-1917 Yazoo County Marriage Books A-Z Index 1845-1917 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1858-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Death

 * 1822-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1912-1943 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive - images of index

Museums
Yazoo Historical Society Museum 332 N. Main Street Yazoo City, MS 39194-4253 Phone: 662-746-2273 Website

Websites

 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Mississippi GenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Yazoo County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network
 * – 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.