General Resource Sites

• AccessGenealogy - Mississippi Genealogy Resource Center 
• American Local History Network - Mississippi 
• Ancestor Search - Mississippi Genealogy Search Engines 
• Ancestors: Resource Guide - Mississippi 
  Contact information for archives, libraries, genealogical & historical societies, church records and ethnic resources.
• Ancestry.com - Mississippi Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
• ePodunk 
  Provides ancestral demographics & categorized links to other genealogy sites.
• Family Tree Connection - Mississippi Resources 
  Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.
• Footnote.com - Mississippi 
  Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
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• GenealogyBank.com - Mississippi 
  GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with fee-based subscription .
• Genealogy Buff - Library - Mississippi Data 
  Data files for many counties including obituaries, death notices, marriage indexes, death indexes, baptisms, and births.
• Genealogy.com: State Resources -- Mississippi 
• Genealogy Trails History Group - Mississippi Genealogy Trails 
  Volunteers working together to transcribe records: biographies, cemeteries, court records, family Bibles, obituaries, newspapers, vitals, marriages, & more.
• Geneasearch: A Guide to Mississippi Genealogy 
  Surname registry, female ancestors, ancestors archive, marriage records databases and links.
• Ghost Counties - Your Guide To America's Dead, Forgotten Counties 
  Remembering those counties across America that have been disbanded or discontinued.
• G's Adoption Registry - Mississippi 
• Kindred Trails - Mississippi Genealogy Resources 
• Lineages.com - Mississippi Research Room 
• Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Mississippi 
• Looking 4 Kin - Mississippi 
• Mississippi Genealogy Network 
  Queries and varying information on Mississippi Counties and counties adjacent to Mississippi.
• Mississippi Reunions 
• The Olive Tree Genealogy - Mississippi 
• Southeast USA Genealogy 
  For people interested in genealogy research anywhere in the United States, especially in the Southeast (including the states of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Missouri, Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Ohio, Maryland, South Carolina, and North Carolina.) A mailing list with corresponding message board, related links, a CD Lookup request page, a free forwarding e-mail address, and a page where researchers can register their relevant surnames.
• Southwestern Mississippi & Eastern Louisiana Webring 
• StateGenSites - U.S. Genealogy State by State - Mississippi 
• Surname Navigator USA 
  A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) USA, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) USA, Geneanet USA, Google, genealogy USA, Google News Genealogy USA, Rootsweb message board USA, Ancestry.com, Email Finder USA, White Pages USA.
• USGenWeb - MSGenWeb Project 
• Websites at RootsWeb 
  • Mississippi at RootsWeb 
    State-specific resources hosted at RootsWeb.
  • MS Resources at RootsWeb 
  • ROOTS-L United States Resources: Mississippi 
    Comprehensive list of research links, including many to history-related sites.
  • RootsWeb Message Boards - Mississippi 
• WorldVitalRecords.com - Mississippi in Databases  or Mississippi in Titles 
  An inexpensive, growing set of pay-for-use databases. Including vital records, and an extensive collection of newspapers.

Government & Cities

• 50states.com - Mississippi State Information Resource 
  A list of general information for each state, including a list of colleges, state symbols, links to maps, newspapers, and other miscellaneous state information.
• Court Web Sites - Mississippi 
  Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
• FindLaw: Mississippi: Courts 
  Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
• NACo - About Counties - Mississippi 
  From the National Association of Counties. Includes links to county courthouse addresses and telephone numbers as well as links to official county government web sites.
• Official City Web Sites for the State of Mississippi 
• Public Records Online 
  Links to available state & county Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices. Online public records may include copies of deeds, parcel maps, GIS maps, tax data, ownership information and indexes. Some Recorders' offices have marriage and birth records available online.
• State of Mississippi - Official Web Site 
• USA CityLink Project - Mississippi 
• Yahoo! Get Local...Mississippi Counties and Regions  or Cities
  Maps, yellow pages, white pages, newspapers and other local information.

History & Culture

• A Black Mississippi Family and Constantine MONTGOMERY 
• Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy 
  • Camps by State 
    • Mississippi 
• GenDisasters.com - Events That Touched Our Ancestor's Lives - Mississippi 
  GenDisasters.com, chronicles the events that touched our ancestors' lives - train wrecks, fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, storms, mining explosions, ship wrecks, drownings, and accidents. Transcribed newspaper accounts, excerpts from historical books and photographs detail hundreds of life's tragedies that our ancestors' endured, from the 1800s to the 1950s. New material is being transcribed and added daily. Searchable.
• Mississippi History Timeline 
• Yahoo!...History...Mississippi 

How To

• Ancestry.com - Mississippi Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
• FamilySearch Research Guidance - Research Outline - Mississippi 
  This outstanding outline introduces records and strategies that can help you learn more about your ancestors. It explains terms associated with this state's particular genealogy research and describes the content, use, and availability of major genealogical records.

Libraries, Archives & Museums

• Archives in New England on the Internet - Massachusetts 
  New England Archivists.
• Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library  ~ Biloxi
• Family History Centers in Mississippi 
  From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
• Family History Library Catalog 
  From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
  • Mississippi 
• FamilySearch - Family History Centers in Mississippi 
  A list of local LDS Family History Centers along with addresses and hours of operation.
• LIBCAT: US - Mississippi 
  A directory of library resources on the Internet.
• LibDex - The Library Index - Mississippi 
  A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
• Mississippi Baptist Historical Collection  ~ Clinton
  From the Leland Speed Library, Mississippi College. Holds materials relating to the Mississippi Baptist Convention.
• Mississippi Department of Archives and History 
  • Archives and Library Division 
  • Museum Division 
• Mississippi Family History Centers 
  A list of addresses, phone numbers and hours of operation from the Genealogy Home Page.
• Mississippi Library Commission 
• Newberry Library | Bibliography of African American History - Mississippi 
• Newberry Library | Genealogy Bibliographies - Mississippi 
• PublicLibraries.com - Mississippi 
• Repositories of Primary Sources: Mississippi 
  A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
• United Methodist Church - General Commission on Archives & History - Directory for Local and Regional United Methodist Archives 
  List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.
• University of Mississippi Libraries 
  • Department of Archives and Special Collections 

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Mississippi Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller. John indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: USA/MS 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• DEEP-SOUTH-ROOTS-L Mailing List 
  Alabama, Florida, Georgia & Mississippi. Archives: browse or search.
• FRA-MS Mailing List 
  For discussion and sharing of information regarding the activities of the Family Research Association of Mississippi Genealogy Society and genealogical resources available in Mississippi. Archives: browse or search.
• misscivilwar Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the role of Mississippi in the War for Southern Independence (Civil War).
• MISSISSIPPI Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the State of Mississippi. Archives: browse or search.
• MSAFRICANAMER Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding all aspects of African-American genealogy in Mississippi. Archives: browse or search.
• MS-AfriGeneas Mailing List 
  To coordinate, network and strengthen the efforts of African ancestored family researchers within Mississippi.
• MS-CEMETERIES Mailing List 
  For . Archives: browse or search.
• MS-CENSUS Mailing List 
  For the volunteers who are engaged in transcribing Mississippi census records in support of the USGenWeb Census Project to discuss the status of the project.
• MS-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List 
  For anyone desiring a check of Mississippi census records for their ancestors. Requests should be as specific as possible and include county name, specific family of interest, and year whenever possible. Archives: browse or search.
• MS-CW Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical, historical, or political interest in the role of Mississippi and its people during the Civil War. Archives: browse or search.
• MS-FREEDMEN Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Freedmen in Mississippi from all ethnic backgrounds (e.g., African, Native American, Caucasian). Archives: browse or search.
• MS-GHOSTTOWNS Mailing List 
  For . Archives: browse or search.
• MSSWTERR Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Southwest Mississippi Territory prior to 1818. Archives: browse or search.
• MS-OLD-NEWS Mailing List 
  For the submission of abstracts, extracts and links from Mississippi newspapers published prior to 1931. Archives: browse or search.
• MS-ROLLCALL Mailing List 
  For any and all researchers of Mississippi kin to post roll calls - surnames they are researching and associated information such as locations and timeframes. Archives: browse or search.
• MSSWTERR Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Southwest Mississippi Territory prior to 1818. Archives: browse or search.
• OKChoctaw Mailing List 
  For anyone researching their Native American Choctaw ancestors who were removed from Mississippi to Oklahoma.

• Mississippi Genealogy IRC Chats 

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information

• 1895 U.S. Atlas - Mississippi 
  Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.
• American Memory Railroad Maps 1828-1900 - Mississippi 
  From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
• Circa 1930 City Directories Available at NARA - Mississippi 
  Listing of microfilmed city directories available at the National Archives.
• Color Landform Atlas: Mississippi 
  Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.
• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) 
  From the USGS. Provides cemetery location information, as well as other physical features within a county and state.
• Map of Mississippi Counties 
• MapQuest: World Atlas: Mississippi 
• Mississippi City/Town List 
• Mississippi County Census Maps 
  Shows county boundaries in effect at the time of each decennial census.
• Mississippi County Facts & Information 
  Includes information on discontinued Mississippi counties.
• Mississippi County Formation Maps 
  Animated map of county boundries which change over time from original county formations to the present. Also shows static maps for each year a county boundary was changed.
• The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Mississippi Maps 
  From The University of Texas at Austin.
  • Map of Mississippi Counties 
• RootsWeb Town Search - TownCo 
  Enter the name of a U.S. town to learn the name of the county where that town is located.
• U.S. Census Bureau - State and County QuickFacts - Mississippi County Selection Map 
• U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room - Mississippi 
  At the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
• USGenWeb Archives, United States Digital Map Library 
  • Mississippi Digital Map Library 
• Yale Peabody Museum: GNIS - Mississippi 
  Search the USGS Geographic Names Database. You can limit the search to a specific county in this state and search for any of the following features: airport arch area arroyo bar basin bay beach bench bend bridge building canal cape cemetery channel church cliff crater crossing dam falls flat forest gap geyser glacier gut harbor hospital island isthmus lake lava levee locale mine oilfield other park pillar plain ppl range rapids reserve reservoir ridge school sea slope spring stream summit swamp tower trail tunnel valley well woods.

Military

• 2nd Mississippi Infantry Homepage 
  Dedicated to the preservation of the history of the Second Mississippi Infantry Regiment and to the memory of the men who served under its banner during our American Civil War.
• 5th Mississippi Infantry 
• 6th Mississippi Infantry Regiment 
• 7th Mississippi Infantry 
  Photos, roster, unit history and more.
• 11th Mississippi Memorial Association 
• 15th Regiment Mississippi Infantry, Company A, "Long Creek Rifles" 
• The 19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment in the Civil War 
  Regimental history of the 19th Mississippi Infantry. Includes listings of brigade and regimental officers as well as an extensive bibliography. Notes of William Meek FURR.
• 26th Mississippi Infantry, C.S.A. 
• The 29th Mississippi Infantry Regiment 
  Details on the 29th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. Roster of officers. Details on how to find that confederate ancestor. Little known facts about the "Stars and Bars".
• 33rd Mississippi (CSA) Infantry Regiment 
  History, rosters, bios, battles and general information on members from Amite, Choctaw, Coahoma, Franklin, Lawrence, Leake, Neshoba, Panola and Pike counties.
• 35th Mississippi Infantry - B Company 
• 37th Mississippi Infantry 
• 38th Mississippi Infantry 
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Military Records 
• The Battle of Champion Hill (May 16, 1863) 
  Official site of the Battle of Champion Hill (Baker's Creek), Miss, May 16, 1863. Listing of soldiers, killed, Union and Confederate. Diaries, accounts, and complete historical source. Campaign Trail tours guide.
• The Battle of Raymond, Mississippi (May 12, 1863) 
  The Official site for the Battle of Raymond, Mississippi, May 12, 1863. Listing of soldiers that fought, wounded and killed. Confederate Cemetery listing. Diaries and accounts.
• Dahlgren Guard of 1861  ~ Pass Christian, Mississippi
• The Civil War Archive - Union Regiments - Mississippi 
• Civil War Battle Summaries by State - Mississippi 
• Civil War Rosters - Mississippi 
  List of links to web sites with rosters for each state.
• Company A, Fifth Regiment Mississippi Cavalry 
• Confederate Dead at Canton, Mississippi 
  History of Canton during the Civil War, and how hundreds of soldiers came to buried in the Canton Cemetery. New efforts in finding the identification of the 97 unknown soldiers buried there.
• Company G, 8th MS Infantry Regiment (CSA) - "Tolson Guard" of Jasper County, Mississippi 
• Corinth Mississippi in Civil War 
• Footnote.com - Confederate Soldiers - MS 
  Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi, NARA. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
• Footnote.com - Southern Claims Commission 
  In 1871, the US government established the Southern Claims Commission to address southerners' petitions for compensation of supplies, livestock, and other items taken by the Union troops during the Civil War. More than 20,000 claims were filed. These testimonial files include first-person accounts of how civilians survived the war, detailed circumstances regarding loss of property, and accounts of each family's history and loyalty to the Union cause. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
• The Freeman Diary 
  Civil War diary of John Henderson Freeman of Company I of the 34th Mississippi Volunteers, Walthall's Brigade, Gen'l Bragg's Army, CSA.
• Korean Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Mississippi 
  From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
• MA Ryan, Co B 14th Miss Vol Inf C.S.A. 
  Experience of a Confederate Soldier in Camp and Prison in The Civil War 1861-1865.
• Mississippi Civil War Information 
• Mississippi in the War Between the States 
• Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Mississippi 
  From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
• The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Mississippi 

Newspapers

• ABYZ News Links - Mississippi - Newspapers and News Sources 
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Newspapers & Periodicals Records 
• Footnote.com - Mississippi Newspapers 
  Holmes County Herald, Stone County Enterprise, Woodville Republican. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
• GenealogyBank.com - Historical Newspapers - Mississippi 
  GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with fee-based subscription .
• Home Town News - Mississippi 
  Directory of daily and weekly newspapers in the United States.
• NewsDirectory.com: Newspapers: Mississippi 
• NewsLink | Newspapers | U.S. | Mississippi 
• Newspaper Abstracts - Finding Our Ancestors in the News! - Mississippi 
• NewspaperLinks.com - Mississippi 
• TheOldenTimes.com: Old Mississippi News 
  Historic newspapers online: births, deaths & marriages, notices, old news, legal notices, recipes & more, all scanned from original issues of 18th-20th century newspapers. Index of names, site search.
• OnlineNewspapers.com - Newspaper & Newspapers Online Directory: Mississippi 
• ThePaperboy.com Newspaper Directory - Mississippi Newspapers 
• The United States Newspaper Program 
  Cooperative national effort among the states and the federal government to locate, catalog, and preserve on microfilm newspapers published in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present.
  • Mississippi 
• US Newspaper Links - Mississippi Newspapers 
• World-newspapers.com - Mississippi Newspapers 
• Yahoo!...Newspapers...Mississippi 

Occupations

People & Families

• African American Genealogy Resources: States/Mississippi 
  From Christine's Genealogy Website.
• AfriGeneas | African Ancestry in Mississippi 
• GEDCOM Index .com - Mississippi 
  Index of GEDCOM files found online, arranged by surname and given name.
• History of the Mississippi Firefighter's Association 1923-1949 
• Mississippi Blacksheep Ancestors 
  Directory of links for prison and convict records, court records, executions, famous outlaws, criminals & bandits.
• The Mississippi Writers Page 
  The Mississippi Writers Page is a multi-faceted Internet Resource about writers in, from, or otherwise associated with the state of Mississippi. This includes a collection of articles on each author detailing biographical information, a comprehensive list of published titles, various awards and honors, and a selected bibliography of additional resources. Other features include lists of recently published books by Mississippi writers, news and events, information about literary landmarks in Mississipi, a chronology of literary events in the state, magazines and journals published in Mississippi, and information about publishing companies in the state.
• Tribes and Villages of Mississippi 

Periodicals & Pamphlets

Photographs & Memories

• Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive - Mississippi 
  Searchable database containing images of thousands of identified and mystery 19th & 20th century photos for genealogy enthusiasts looking for long-lost family. Search vintage school annuals, faculty & students,images & names. Upload your own vintage yearbooks so others can discover their ancestral images.
• FamilyOldPhotos.com - Mississippi 
  Old, antique, or vintage photos. User submitted with family history and details.

Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services

• Accelerated Genealogy Research - Professional Genealogists - Mississippi 
  Our directory lists professional genealogists by education, experience, credentials, research specialty, international or U.S. region, and billing rate to help you find the researcher best qualified to find your ancestor.
• Board for Certification of Genealogists - Roster of Those Certified - Residing in Mississippi  or Specializing in Mississippi 
• Carpenter Genealogical Services  ~ Salt Lake City, Utah
  A professional genealogical research group in Salt Lake City specializing in the United States and Western Europe. Our focus is Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Colonial Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Wyoming, Nebraska and African American/Slavery research and slavery in the South. Western European limited to Germany, Switzerland, France, and the Scandanavian countries. Families of note: WINGET, HATHAWAY, AXTELL, CLUTTER, DOUD, LYTLE, BLEHSCHMIDT, EHMAN, HAGGSTROM.
• Erwin Genealogy - Erwin Family History Service 
  Located in Southern California, specializing in Southern research including Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia.
• Genealogical Research by Write Result Presentations 
  For consultation, record searches, research projects and professional reporting focusing on Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Mississippi.
• genealogyPro - Professional Genealogists for Eastern and Southern United States 
  Including the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
• Midwest Genealogy 
  Professional genealogists serving Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee & Washington, D.C.
• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Mississippi 
  A list of volunteers who are willing to help you with your research in this locality.
• SouthEastern Genealogical Research 
  Genealogical document search and retrieval service. Specializing in genealogy in the states of: Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas.

Publications, Software & Supplies

• Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore 
  A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.

• 1850 Census Records 
  These books are transcribed from the 1850 Census Records and have indexes for some of the counties in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas.
• Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Mississippi 
  The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
  • 1890 Genealogical Census Reconstruction, Mississippi Edition, Volume 1 
    A book by Sherida K. Eddlemon .
  • 1890 Genealogical Census Reconstruction: Mississippi Edition, Vol. 2 
    A book by Sherida Eddlemon.
  • Civil War Mississippi: A Guide 
    A book by Michael B. Ballard.
  • Mississippi: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries 
    A book by John H. Long.
  • Mississippi Court Records: The Files of the High Court of Errors and Appeals, 1799-1859 
    A book by Mary Louise Hendrix.
  • The Mississippi Library Book: A Surprising Guide to the Unusual Special Collections in Libraries Across Our State for Students, Teachers, Writers & Publishers 
    A book by Carole Marsh.
  • Only a Few Bones: A True Account of the Rolling Fork Tragedy and Its Aftermath 
    A book by John Philip Colletta.
  • Tracing Your Mississippi Ancestors 
    A book by Anne S. Lipscomb.
• Arphax Publishing Co. - Home of the Family Maps Land Patent Books 
  The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.
  • Mississippi 
• Barbara Green's Used Genealogy Books - Mississippi 
• Barnette's Family Tree Books - Mississippi 
• Books We Own - Mississippi 
  Find a book from which you would like a lookup and click on the submitter's code at the end of the entry. Once you find the contact information for the submitter, write them a polite request for a lookup. Be sure to follow the Tips for making a request . See also the Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright page and please also consider reading through: How to Contribute to Books We Own.
• Boyd Publishing Company - Mississippi 
  See their home page for details on placing an order.
• Early Marriage Records in Mississippi 
  Books for sale on pre-1900 marriage records.
• eBay Listings: Search for Mississippi Genealogy 
  Online auction service for buying & selling.
• Genealogical.com - Mississippi 
  The online store of Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. & Clearfield Company.
  • The Deep South: Genealogical Records of Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi 
    A CD-ROM by Genealogical.com.
  • Mississippi County Court Records 
    A book by May Wilson McBee.
  • Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812 
    A book by Eron Opha Rowland.
• Heritage Books: Mississippi 
• Higginson Book Company - Mississippi 
• J & W Enterprises 
  One stop book source on the Internet, specializing in southern states source material.
• Mountain Press - Mississippi 
  Free Surname Search for many Mississippi genealogy books. Information available on newspaper abstracts, civil war, land claims as well as many maps.
• Pioneer Publishing Company 
  Books for sale on Alabama, Georgia, Indian, Mississippi, Tennessee & Texas.
• Quintin Publications | Mississippi 
• SK Publications Census CDs and Books - Mississippi 

Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists

• Ancestry.com - Message Boards - Mississippi 
• Mississippi in the Civil War Message Board 
• RootsWeb Surname List - RSL Mississippi
  The RSL and this form concept & design are courtesy of Karen Isaacson
  Type in your Mississippi surname:
  
• SE USA Genealogy Forum on About.com 
  This forum is primarily for genealogy discussion/research involving the Southeast USA states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia). Post your southern surnames, air your views on issues, ask questions, share research tips or photos, tell us about your personal genealogy site and join in our fun games and contests.

Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
(Born, Married, Died & Buried)

Cemeteries

• African American Cemeteries Online - Mississippi 
• Cemetery Junction: Mississippi Cemeteries 
  A list of links and addresses for cemeteries in the state.
• Corinth National Cemetery 
• ePodunk - Cemeteries 
  Listing of cemeteries in the state.
• Find-A-Grave by Location: Mississippi 
  Graves of noteworthy people.
• FSN Funeral Homes - Mississippi 
• Funeral Services Providers - Mississippi 
  A directory of funeral service providers including funeral homes and cemeteries.
• I Dream of Genealogy - Mississippi Cemeteries 
• iMortuary.com - Cemetery Directory - Mississippi Cemeteries 
• iMortuary.com - Funeral Home Directory - Mississippi Funeral Homes -  
• Interment.net: Mississippi Cemeteries 
  Online archive of cemetery transcriptions, with dates and names of people interred in local cemeteries. Also links to related materials online.
• Mississippi Connections 
  Census, cemetery and marriage indexes.
• Mississippi Department of Archives and History - Search the Cemetery Index by Cemetery Name 
• The Political Graveyard - Cemeteries in Mississippi 
• Saving Graves - Mississippi 
• USA Funeral Homes Online Directory - Mississippi 
• US Funerals Online - Mississippi 
  US Funeral Guide & Comprehensive Funeral Homes Directory.
• USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project - Mississippi 
• Vicksburg National Cemetery 
  • National Cemetery Maps 
  • Soldiers Rest 
    Confederate Soldiers that died at Vicksburg are interred at Soldiers Rest, Cedar Hill (the Vicksburg City) Cemetery.
    • Confederate Interments at Cedar Hill Cemetery 
      A partial listing.
  • Union Soldiers and Sailors - Information 

Census

• AccessGenealogy - Mississippi Census Records 
  Census links for online census research.
• African American Census Schedules Online | Mississippi 
• Ancestry.com - Mississippi Census, 1805-90 
  Searchable database available by subscription.
• Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses 
  Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
  1820 , 1830 , 1840 , 1850 , 1850 Slave Schedules , 1860 , 1860 Slave Schedules , 1870 , 1880 , 1900 , 1910 , 1920 , 1930 
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Census Records 
    US, UK, and Canadian census records.
• Census Online - Links to Online Census Data - Mississippi 
• Cooper Roll 
  Census Roll of Choctaw families residing east of the Mississippi River and in the states of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama made by Douglas H. Cooper, US Agent for Choctaws, in conformity with Order of Commissioner of Indian Affairs dated May the 23rd, 1855.
• HeritageQuest - US Federal Census Schedules Available on Microfilm 
  Digitized images of the complete US Census from 1790 to 1930 for sale on microfilm.
  Census Schedules for Mississippi:
  1820 , 1830 , 1840 , 1850 , 1860 , 1870 , 1880 , 1890 Veterans & Widows Schedules , 1900 , 1910 , 1920 , 1930 
• My Mississippi 1850 Census Transcription 
  Neshoba County, Yazoo County in progress.
• NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration 
  • The Federal Population Censuses - Catalogs of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
    • 1900 Federal Population Census - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1900 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
    • 1910 Federal Population Censuses - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1910 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
    • 1920 Federal Population Census - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1920 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
    • 1930 Federal Population Census - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1930 Census Microfilm Locator 
      Provides the researcher with the correct microfilm roll number to search. It is not an online index of names and does not contain scanned images of the original records.
• USGenWeb Archives 
  • Census Project 
    • Census Project - Mississippi 
    • Census Project - Census Images - Mississippi 

Land

Miscellaneous

• Ancestry.com - Mississippi Land Records 
  Searchable database available by subscription.
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Ancestry.com - Genealogy Databases 
    Browse this alphabetical index of all Ancestry databases.
  • Ancestry.com - Recent Genealogy Databases 
    Browse this list of genealogy databases posted or updated recently.
  • Ancestry.com - Search Records 
    Search across the entire collection (more than four billion names) from one search box.
    • Search Court, Land & Probate Records 
    • Search Directories & Member Lists Records 
    • Search Family & Local History Records 
    • Search Immigration Records 
      Passenger lists, citizenship, naturalization, and other immigration sources.
    • Search Reference & Finding Aids Records 
      Including dictionaries, maps, and gazetteers.
    • Search Trees & Community Records 
      Published genealogies, electronic files containing genealogical lineage, and other compiled sources.
• Before the Needles - Mississippi 
  A detailed listing of executions that occurred under civil authority in Mississippi. Listing includes (when known) the convict's name, age, race, sex, occupation, crime, date of execution, method of execution and whether it was a single or multiple execution.
• Biographical Index Search - Mississippi Department of Archives and History 
  Begun by the Department sometime in the mid-1930s before the death in 1937 of Dunbar Rowland, the Department's first director. Much of the indexing was done in the ensuing administration of William D. McCain (1938-1955), with some additional indexing done in the years following. Although not all of the index keys have survived completely, the index is still useful.
• The Bureau of Land Management -- Eastern States, General Land Office 
  The Official Land Patent Records Site. This site has a searchable database of over two million pre-1908 Federal land title records, including scanned images of those records. The Eastern Public Land States covered in this database are: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin.
• County Courthouse Addresses 
• Freedmen's Bureau Records - Mississippi 
• NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration 
  • NARA | Genealogists/Family Historians 
  • NARA | Locations | Southeast Region 
    Records for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
    • Guide to Archival Holdings at NARA's Southeast Region (Atlanta) 
    • Services for the Public 
  • NARA | Research | Order Online 
• Native American Land Patents - Mississippi 
  A listing by state and Tribe of land patents.
• Olive Tree Genealogy: Search Engines for Ships Passenger Lists to New England 
  Custom Search Engine allows you to search multiple Internet sites for Passenger Lists of ships going to New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) United States.
• Public Records Online 
  Contact information for Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices.
• Records Room: Mississippi Counties, United States 
• Society of Mississippi Choctaw 
  Alpahbetical membership listings.
• USGenWeb Archives 
  • Archives - MSGENWEB 
  • Pensions Project 
  • Special Collections Project 
  • USGenWeb Archives Search Page - Search by State 
    • Search only the text files in the archives for Mississippi:
      
      Query:    

Obituaries

• Ancestry.com - Obituary Collection 
  Searchable databases available by subscription. A compilation of obituaries published in newspapers, collected from various online sources.
  • United States Obituary Collection 
    • MS 
• Arkansas, Louisiana & Mississippi Obituaries 
  A small compilation of obituaries from Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, with the majority being from Arkansas.
• ObitsArchive.com - Mississippi 
  The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices in the United States. Each obituary or death notice is indexed by the name of the deceased person, to make searching easier and more precise. In addition, the text of each obituary or death notice is searchable, making it easy to find just what you're looking for using a place of residence, occupation, names of family members, or other personal information.
• The Obituary Link Page - Mississippi Obituary Links 
  Also includes links to cemetery resources.
• USGenWeb Archives 
  • Obituary Project 

Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death

• Ancestry.com - Mississippi Marriages to 1825 
  Searchable database available by subscription.
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Birth, Marriage & Death Records 
    Including baptism, christening, and burial records.
  • Search Court, Land & Probate Records 
• Freedmen's Bureau, Marriages in Mississippi 1863-1865 
• Mississippi Connections 
  Census, cemetery and marriage indexes.
• Mississippi Marriage Search 
• MyVitalRec.com - Mississippi Vital Records 
  Information for ordering by mail or online: birth, death, marriage or divorce.
• Public Health Statistics 
  Links to information on costs and availability of copies of birth, marriage, and death certificates.
• VitalChek Network - Mississippi 
• vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - Mississippi 
  Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.
• Vital Records US - Mississippi Vital Records 
  Information and guidelines on acquiring vital records information in the United States. Includes state and county contact and pricing information.
• Where to Write for Vital Records - Mississippi 
  From the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

Religion & Churches

• Church Angel - Mississippi Churches 
• Local Catholic Church History and Catholic Ancestors - Alabama and Mississippi 
• Mass Times 
  Provides addresses for Catholic churches in the state organized alphabetically by city name.
• Net Ministries Church Directory - Mississippi 
• Roman Catholic Dioceses and Parishes within the United States - Mississippi 
• United Methodist Church Directory - Mississippi 

Societies & Groups

• Federation of Mississippi Historical Societies - Membership Listing 
• Independent Order of Odd Fellows - Mississippi 
  Jurisdictions for the IOOF, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.
• Mississippi Genealogical and Historical Societies 
• Mississippi Historical Society 
• Mississippi State Society Daughters of the American Revolution 
• Society Hill: Mississippi Genealogy 
  A list of addresses for genealogical and historical societies in the state.

U.S. - Localities: Counties, Areas & Regions

• Cyndi's List - U.S. - Mississippi - Localities: Counties, Areas & Regions 

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