Lowndes County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for William Jones Lowndes. The County has Columbus as its seat and the County was created 1830. The County is located in the east central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lowndes County Courthouse PO Box 684 Columbus, MS 39703 Phone: 662.329.5805 Department of Archives and History has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records 1830-1900 and Bible records.

Parent County
1830--Lowndes County was created 30 January 1830 from Monroe County. County seat: Columbus

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Clay
 * Lamar County, Alabama
 * Monroe
 * Noxubee
 * Oktibbeha
 * Pickens County, Alabama

Census

 * 1805 - 1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1660 - 1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1792 - 1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1837 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, 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

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 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 — images
 * 1900-1974 - at FamilySearch — images


 * Men from Lowndes 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 Lowndes County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves
 * Company I - Perkins’ Company
 * - 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry [became the 48th Regiment, Missippi Infantry]
 * Company - Blewett’s, aka Blewett’s Rifles, &amp; aka "The Blewett’s"
 * - 6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company E - Hunt’s Company
 * Company F - Harrington’s Company
 * Company H - Richards’ Company
 * Company I - Johnston’s Company
 * Company K - Lipscomb’s Company
 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Old)
 * Company D - Lowndes Southrons
 * Company E - Southern Avengers
 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (New)
 * Company E - Lowndes Southrons
 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company E - Prairie Guards
 * - 48th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry [from the 2nd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]
 * Company C - Blewett’s Company, aka Blewett’s Rifles, &amp; aka "The Blewett’s"
 * Company K - Capt. J.H. Fields’ Company [subsequently became Co. F, 8th Confederate Cavalry]
 * - 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)
 * Company E [sic] - Abert’s Company
 * Company F [sic] - Fields’ Company
 * Company G - Matthews’ Company

World War I

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1780 – 1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1781 – 1930 at FamilySearch — images

Taxation

 * 1830-1896 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1800 - 1911 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1776 - 1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 50 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * to 1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1830-1918 - Lowndes County Marriage Books 1-25 Index 1830-1918 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Columbus - Lowndes Genealogical Society 314 North 7th Street Columbus, MS 39701 website

See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Columbus Mississippi Family History Center

Websites

 * Lowndes County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Lowndes County, Mississippi Genweb