Leake County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

United States Mississippi  Leake County

County Courthouse
Leake County Courthouse Court Sq; PO Box 72; Carthage, MS 39051 Phone: 601.267.7371 Clerk Chancery Court has marriage records, divorce records from 1871, court records, land records from 1833, probate records from 1840 and military records from 1918.

Parent County
1833--Leake County was created 23 December 1833 from the Choctaw Cession. County seat: Carthage

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

 * Attala
 * Madison
 * Neshoba
 * Newton
 * Scott
 * Winston

Census

 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1866 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Maps

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

Civil War

 * Men from Leake 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 Leake County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves
 * Company E - Hall’s Company
 * - 6th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company C - Quitman Southrons
 * - Perrin's Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry
 * Company D - Perkins’ Company

Taxation

 * 1835-1899 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1836-1918 - Leake County Marriage Books D-I and 2-8 Index 1836-1918 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

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

 * Leake 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.