Jones County, Mississippi Genealogy

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



Description
This county was named for John Paul Jones. Jones County is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Jones County Courthouse District 1 101 Court Street, Suite B Ellisville, MS 39437 Phone: 601-477-8538 Fax: 601-477-8539 Jones County Circuit Court Website Jones County Courthouse District 2 P.O. Box 1468 Laurel, MS 39441 Phone: 601-428-0527 Jones County Circuit Court Website Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1882 and court records from 1907. Clerk Chancery Courts at Laurel and Ellisville, Mississippi have divorce and land 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:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Bible Records

 * Family Bibles at Genealogy Trails
 * Jones County Bible Records Project at Jones County MSGenWeb

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

States 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 $
 * 1837 State Census returns 1837 - Jones County Collection  at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1841 State census returns 1841 - Jones County Collection  at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1845 State census returns 1945 - Jones County Collection  at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1853 State census returns 1853 - Jones County Collection  at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1880 State census returns 1880 - Jones County Collection  at FamilySearch - images only

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1910-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * FamilySearch Places

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * George's Camp

Court Records

 * 1857-1890 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1857-1942 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1904-1958 (*); 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

 * Chapel of Angels Funeral Home in Laurel.
 * Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel.
 * Ellisville Funeral Home in Ellisville.
 * Jones and Son Funeral Home in Moselle.
 * Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Laurel.
 * Robinson’s Friendly Funeral Home, Inc in Laurel.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1810-1925 Land and property records (Jones County, Mississippi), 1810-1925 at FamilySearch; images only
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * 1898-1951 Military grave registrations - Jones County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1838-1840 Register of Military Commissions - Jones County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1849-1860 Register of Military Commissions - Jones County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1860-1923 Pension records, 1860-1923; indexes, ca. 1903-1923 at FamilySearch;  images

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  - 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 - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1936-1939 Civil war records a Memorial list of those that served in the Civil War -   Jones County Collection at FamilySearch - images only


 * - 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 
 * 1917-1919  - 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 1936-1941 Jones 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 Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1857-1890 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1873-1952 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1894-1954 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1827-1896  at FamilySearch

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 $
 * 1858-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1882-1924 Jones County Marriage Books D and 1-7 Index 1882-1924 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1917-1951 Marriage records (Jones County, Mississippi), 1917-1951

Death

 * 1822-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1894-1954 Will records, 1894-1954
 * 1912-1943 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

FamilySearch Centers

 * Columbia Mississippi FamilySearch Center
 * Hattiesburg Mississippi FamilySearch Center


 * Floyd J Robinson Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * MaGee Public Library - an affiliate library

Societies
Jones County Genealogical and Historical Organization PO Box 2644 Laurel, MS 39440-2644 Email: [mailto:jcgho1@yahoo.com jcgho1@yahoo.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Jones County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Jones County, Mississippi project. Hase maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * – 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.