Itawamba County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States

Mississippi

Itawamba County

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

County Facts County seat: Fulton Organized: 9 February 1836 Parent County(s): Chickasaw Cession Neighboring Counties Franklin (AL)  • Lee  • Marion (AL)  • Monroe  • Prentiss  • Tishomingo See County Maps Courthouse Location Map Adoption This page is available for adoption

County Information

Description

This county was named for Levi Colbert (the Chickasaw leader, Itawamba). Itawamba County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse

Itawamba County Courthouse
201 W Main Street
P.O. Box 776
Fulton, MS 38843
Phone: 662-862-3421
Itawamba County Website

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

Itawamba County, Mississippi Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1 Nov 1912	1837	1 Nov 1912	1854	1836	1854	1810
Statewide registration started in Nov 1912 for births and deaths. General compliance by 1921.

Record Loss

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

Boundary Changes

1836 Itawamba County was created 9 February 1836 from the Chickasaw Cession. County seat: Fulton 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. Over the years, lands in Itawamba County were transferred to three different counties – Tishomingo, Prentiss and Lee. Lee County, formerly embraced within the limits of Itawamba and Pontotoc counties, was established October 26, 1866 with the largest portion of its land coming from Itawamba County (a strip ten miles wide off western Itawamba County, from north to south). The old Itawamba lands east of the line between Ranges 5 and Ranges 6 (old Itawamba-Pontotoc county line) for ten miles went to the new county. This included many old Itawamba County towns such as Baldwyn, Guntown, Saltillo, Tupelo, Verona and Shannon. On April 15, 1870, Tishomingo County was split into three counties – Alcorn, Prentiss and Tishomingo. At this time a strip running east to west three miles wide along the northern border of Itawamba went to the counties of Tishomingo and Prentiss. The former Itawamba County lands going to Tishomingo County included thirty square miles. The former Itawamba County lands going to Prentiss County included thirty-six square miles

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cities
Fulton (county seat)
Towns
Mantachie	Tremont
Unincorporated communities
Beans Ferry Bounds Crossroads Carolina Clay	Dorsey Evergreen Fairview Kirkville	Mount Pleasant Peaceful Valley Sandy Springs Tilden
Ghost towns
Rara Avis Reedsville	Ryan's Well Van Buren	Wheeling Yale

Resources

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Itawamba County, Mississippi online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Findagrave.com MSGenWeb Tombstone Project MSInterment EPodunk Billion Graves
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	Family History Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Findagrave.com Billion Graves
See Mississippi Cemeteries for more information

 

Census Records

For tips on accessing Itawamba County census records online, see: Mississippi Census.

• 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry $
• 1792-1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry $
• 1805-1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry $
• 1837 1837 State Census Returns at FamilySearch
• 1841 1841 State Census Returns at FamilySearch
• 1845 1845 State Census Returns at FamilySearch
• 1853 1853 State Census Returns at FamilySearch
• 1860 1860 State Census Returns at FamilySearch
• 1880 1880 State Census Returns at FamilySearch

Church Records

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Mississippi denominations, view the Mississippi Church Records wiki page.

Land and Property Records

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Mississippi Land and Property for additional information about early Mississippi land ownership. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Itawamba County. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories see the wiki page section Mississippi Local Histories.

Maps and Gazetteers

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

• Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Military Records

Civil War

• 1861-1865 Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch
• 1861-1865 Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch
• 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry $
• 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry $
• 1889-1942 Mississippi, Confederate Records, 1889-1942 at FamilySearch
• 1900-1974 Mississippi, Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1900-1974 at FamilySearch

Regiments. Men in Itawamba 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 Itawamba County:

- 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's)

Company B - Mooresville Darts

Company I - Rifle Scouts

Company K - Mississippi Yankee Hunters

- 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Old)

Company B - Ben Bullard Rifles

- 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry(New)

Company C - Ben Bullard Rifles (also listed as Co. D)

Company G - Fulton Guards (also listed as Co. B)

- 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company E - Mooresville Blues

- 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Company C – Town Creek Riflemen

Company E – Calhoun Rifles

- 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Ashcraft's)

Company A - Davis’ Company

Company D - Kohlheim’s Company

Company E - Story’s Company

Company F - Hankins’ Company

- 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry

Company B - Insurgents

- 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company B - Griffin’s Company

- 6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company B - Brown’s Company

Company C - Pardue’s Company

- 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)

Company F - Shackelford’s Company

- 8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry (formerly 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's))

Company F - Shackelford’s Company

Company G - Duke’s Company, aka Duke’s Company of Independent Scouts

World War I

• 1917-1919 Mississippi, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch — index
• 1917-1918 Mississippi, World War I Army Veterans, Master alphabetical index, 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records

Probate records are held by the Itawamba County, Mississippi Genealogy Clerk of Court and are housed at the Itawamba County, Mississippi Genealogy Courthouse. Microfilmed records can be found online at Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930. See the wiki page Mississippi Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.

Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.

Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, and adoptions.

Online Records

• 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry $
• 1781-1930 Mississippi Probate Records 1781-1930 at FamilySearch

Tax Records

Mississippi tax records replace missing censuses and provide lists of residents during years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years. For more information, see Mississippi Taxation.

• 1838-1887 County Tax Rolls at FamilySearch

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. Mississippi law did not require keeping birth or death records until 1912. Births and deaths are kept by the Mississippi Bureau of Vital Statistics. Marriage records are kept by the county. See also How to order Mississippi Vital Records or order electronically online.

See Mississippi Vital Records for more information on getting Mississippi records.

Marriage

• 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
• 1800-1911 Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911 at FamilySearch
• 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
• 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
• 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
• 1837-1853 Itawamba County Marriage Books 1 thru 4 Index 1837-1853. Batch M516941 at FamilySearch
• 1853-1877 Itawamba County Marriage Books 5 thru 7 Index 1853-1877. Batch M516942 at FamilySearch
• 1858-1979 Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1877-1887 Itawamba County Marriage Books 8 and 9 Index 1877-1887. Batches M516943 and M516944 at FamilySearch
• 1887-1893 Itawamba County Marriage Books 10 and 11 Index 1887-1893. Batch M516945 at FamilySearch
• 1902-1909 Itawamba County Marriage Books 2 and 3 Index 1902-1909. Batch M748494 at FamilySearch
• 1910-1917 Itawamba County Marriage Books 14 and 15 Index 1910-1917. Batch M748504 at FamilySearch

Research Facilities

Family History Centers

Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes.

• For current information about a center near you, go to the Family History Center Map

Libraries

• Gaither Spradling Research Library
  The George Poteet History Center
  (Corner of Church Street and Museum Drive)
  Mantachie, MS
  Website

A state-of-the-art 2,400 square foot facility, houses the Itawamba Historical Society's Gordon McFerrin Auditorium. Also located in this facility are the society's general offices.
The library's holdings include more than 1,600 volumes of research material devoted not only to Itawamba County, but most all southern states as well. The society subscribes to more than 30 regional genealogical publications. The library's collections also include general history and general genealogical areas, a large microform collection, archival materials and family history files.

Societies

• The Itawamba Historical Society
  PO Box 7
  Mantachie, MS 38855
  Phone: 662-282-7664
  Website

Websites

• Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
• Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
• USGenWeb Itawamba County, Mississippi project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
• The Itawamba Historical Society
• FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.