Yazoo County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States  Mississippi   Yazoo County

County Courthouse
Yazoo County Courthouse PO Box 68; Yazoo City, MS 39194 Phone: 601.746.2213 Clerk Chancery Court has marriage records from 1845, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1823 and newspapers.

Parent County
1823--Yazoo County was created 21 January 1823 from Hinds County. County seat: Yazoo City

Neighboring Counties

 * Attala
 * Hinds
 * Holmes
 * Humphreys
 * Issaquena
 * Madison
 * Sharkey
 * Warren

Census

 * 1823-1824 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1825 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Military

 * Civil War service men from Yazoo 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 Yazoo County.


 * - 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]

Taxation

 * 1823-1896 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.