Covington County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States  Mississippi   Covington County

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

County Courthouse
Covington County Courthouse PO Box 1679 Collins, MS 39428 Phone: 601.765.6132

Clerk Chancery Court has marriage, divorce and probate records from 1900, court and land records from 1860.

Parent County
1819--Covington County was created 5 February 1819 from Lawrence and Wayne Counties. County seat: Collins

Record Loss
1904--Some records were lost.

Neighboring Counties

 * Forrest
 * Jefferson Davis
 * Jones
 * Lamar
 * Simpson
 * Smith

Census

 * 1825 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1870 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.
 * 1878 Enumeration of Educable Children can be found after the 1878 enumeration for Copiah County on FamilySearch and is currently (Dec. 2012) listed under Copiah, not Covington or "Mulitple Counties"- starts at image 276. It also available online from the Mississippi Archives. Both are free.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Seminary

Maps

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

Military

 * Civil War service men from Covington 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 Covington County.


 * - 7th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company G - Covington Sharpshooters
 * - 7th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company I - Covington Rifles, aka Covington Rangers

Taxation

 * 1819-1900 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

 * 1900-1920s - Covington County, Mississippi Marriage Records. Courtesy: MSGenWeb - free.
 * 1904-1931 - Covington County Marriage Books 1-5 Index 1904-1931 in International Genealogical Index at 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.