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Mississippi


Goal 1: Research and Records


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Goal 1: Learn about Mississippi research and records.


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AGet started with research for your Mississippi ancestors.


Class Outlines:    Basic


Summary
  1. Introduction: Learn about basic Mississippi research strategies.

    FS—Mississippi Research Tips and Strategies

  2. Get an overview of Mississippi research in this video.

    FS—Mississippi Overview—3:46

  3. Follow this research study for Mississippi ancestors, from 1880 to the present.

    FS—Step-by-Step Mississippi Research, 1880-Present

  4. Ancestry: Explore resources for Mississippi research on Ancestry.

    AC—Mississippi Resources
    AC—Mississippi State Research Guide, 5 pgs.

  5. Record Finder: Use the Mississippi Record Finder to decide on records to search.

    FS—Mississippi Record Finder

    6. Additional Records
    1. Explore a variety of records on the LDSGenealogy site.
    2. Explore historical photo sites on Ancestor Hunt.
    3. Explore resources for school yearbooks on the Ancestor Hunt site.

    Ethnic
    1. African American: Learn about African Americans in Mississippi in this FamilySearch Wiki article.

      FS—Wiki: African American Resources for Mississippi

    2. Learn more about African American records.

      AG—Mississippi African American Records

    3. Explore the African American Gateway for Mississippi.
    4. Native American: Learn about American Indians in Mississippi in this FamilySearch Wiki article.

      FS—Wiki: Indians of Mississippi


B Learn about Mississippi state history.


  1. Explore Mississippi historical resources on FamilySearch.

    FS—Mississippi History

  2. Explore Mississippi history on Wikipedia.

    History
    History of Mississippi

  3. Learn about Mississippi history on InfoPlease.com.

    Mississippi History







Mississippi Counties

Name = FamilySearch; A = Ancestry; L = Linkpendium; G = Genealogy Inc; U = USGenWeb; T = GenealogyTrails; F = Facebook

Adams A L G U T
Alcorn A L G U T
Amite A L G U T
Attala L G U T
Benton L G U T
Bolivar L G U T
Calhoun L G U T
Carroll L G U T
Chickasaw L G U T
Choctaw L G U T
Claiborne L G U T
Clarke L G U T
Clay L G U T
Coahoma L G U T
Copiah L G U T
Covington L G U T
DeSoto L G U T
Forrest A L G U T
Franklin L G U T
George L G U T
Greene L G U T
Grenada A L G U T
Hancock L G U T
Harrison A L G U T
Hinds L G U T
Holmes L G U T
Humphreys A L G U T
Issaquena L G U T
Itawamba L G U T
Jackson L G U T
Jasper A L G U T
Jefferson L G U T
Jeff. Davis L G U T
Jones A L G U T F
Kemper A L G U T
Lafayette L G U T
Lamar A L G U T
Lauderdale L G U T
Lawrence L G U T
Leake L G U T
Lee L G U T
Leflore L G U T
Lincoln L G U T F
Lowndes A L G U T
Madison A L G U T
Marion L G U T
Marshall L G U T
Monroe L G U T
Montgomery L G U T
Neshoba L G U T
Newton A L G U T
Noxubee L G U T F
Oktibbeha A L G U T
Panola L G U T
Pearl River A L G U T
Perry L G U T F
Pike L G U T
Pontotoc L G U T
Prentiss L G U T
Quitman L G U T
Rankin L G U T
Scott L G U T
Sharkey L G U T
Simpson L G U T
Smith L G U T
Stone L G U T
Sunflower L G U T
Tallahatchie L G U T
Tate L G U T
Tippah A L G U T F
Tishomingo A L G U T
Tunica A L G U T
Union L G U T
Walthall A L G U T
Warren A L G U T
Washington A L G U T
Wayne L G U T
Webster L G U T
Wilkinson L G U T
Winston L G U T
Yalobusha L G U T
Yazoo L G U T

Get a printable map of counties.

Get an interactive map of counties.