This section lists the societies of Mississippi, giving details about each one and what resources and publications they offer.
Statewide and Regional Societies
County Societies
Statewide Societies
South Mississippi Genealogical and Historical Society
The association was established in 1981. A Catalogue of Publications is accessible, which include Southern Families Volume XIX, Kinfolks: A Genealogical and Biographical Record, some of the Family Records of the Southern States and Prominent Families in America with British Ancestry.
Books also include Some Southern Colonial Families Volume 1 and Twenty-One Southern Families: Notes and Genealogies. Further information about books available is on the site.
A list of surnames currently being researched by Members is also available.
Website:
http://smsghs.tripod.com
County Societies
Chickasaw County Historical and Genealogical Society
Many on-line databases are available, which include Early Settlers: 1836 Assessment Returns, 1837 Tax List and a Marriage Index.
Many books are available for sale, which incorporate:
- Back Issues of Chickasaw Times Past which is their Quarterly Publication
- Marriages 1858-1900
- The People, Landowners and Land Patents
Website:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mschchgs/
Clay County Historical and Genealogical Society
The association was established in 2006.
Numerous databases are available, which incorporate Bible Records and a list of Clay Co. Cemeteries.
Many publications are sold by the society, including Clay Co. Cemeteries and Greenwood Cemetery.
Links to other sites you may find of interest are also accessible.
Website:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msccgs/index.html
DeSoto County Genealogical Society
The association has many publications for sale, which incorporate:
- 1850 and 1860 Slave Owners
- 1860 Agricultural Census
- Cemetery Inscriptions
- Death Notices
- DeSoto Co. Black Marriages 1866-1920
- DeSoto Co. History
- DeSoto Co. White Marriages 1893-1930
- Federal Census Returns
- Panola Co. Early Marriages
- Pension Applications Roster of DeSoto Co. Confederate Veterans
Website:
http://msgw.org/desoto/gsdcm.htm
Itawamba Historical Society
Many archives are held in Gaither Spradling Library which include:
- 1600 Books Relating to Itawamba Co. and other US States
- 1890 Civil War Veterans Census
- Bills of Sale
- Census Returns
- Courthouse Records
- Family Group Sheets
- Genealogies
- Ledgers
- Maps
- Newspapers
- Old Letters
- Pedigree Charts
- Slave Schedules
- Wills
They are in the process of publishing archival information on the site, including Maps, Photographs, Digital Images of Source Documents and Abstracts of Early Itawamba Co. Records.
Many databases are on the site, including:
- 1922 Agricultural High School Yearbook
- Chancery Index 1836-1900
- Directory and Sketch of Fulton Station Methodist Episcopal Church South
- Early Deeds
- Mantachie Town Photographs
- Marriage Book 1861-1866
- Old Fulton Cemetery Gallery
There is also an Every-Name Index to the Research Book Mother Monroe and Archival Photograph Collection.
Itawamba Settlers, their quarterly magazine, is published by the organisation, and it is possible to download a Surname Index to Magazines published from 2005-2009 in PDF Format as well as a Subject Topical Index 1981-2007.
Website:
http://www.itawambahistory.org
Jones County Genealogical and Historical Organisation
It is possible to purchase Jones Co. History and Family History Book on the site.
A Message Board, hosted by Rootsweb, is also accessible.
Website:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msjcgho/
Noxubee County Historical Society
The association was organised in 1967. There are some databases on the site, which include Wills 1834-1910 and Noxubee Co. Tombstone Inscriptions.
Many books are sold by the society, which incorporate:
- Abstracts of Death Notices from The Macon Beacon 1871-1912
- Noxubee Co. Notes
- Tombstone Inscriptions
- Will Abstracts 1834-1910
Website:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msnoxube/society.htm
Ocean Springs Genealogical Society
The association was established in 1978. Many projects have been undertaken by the society, which include the Book Indexing Project, the Brick Wall Project and the Ahnentafel Project.
Further information about these and other projects is available on the site. Numerous genealogy books and other reference books are accessible in Ocean Springs Library genealogy room.
Many publications are available for sale, which incorporate:
- 1912, 1916 and 1923 Jackson Co. School Census Returns
- Baptist Church Registers
- Cemeteries near Ocean Springs
- Jackson Co. Chancery Court Records including Wills 1876-1929 and Administrative Settlements 1876-1900
- Ocean Springs Genealogical Society Member’s Combined Ahnentafel List
- Surnames listed in Biloxi Newspapers
Website:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~msosgs/
Prentiss County Genealogical and Historical Society
Many Databases are accessible, which incorporate:
- 1927 Prentiss Co. Schools
- Cemeteries in the Region
- Civil War Soldiers
- Marriage Bonds Index 1842-1865
- Obituaries
- Schools List
- Teachers 1899-1900
Numerous publications are available for sale, which include:
- Enumeration Rolls 1907-1935
- Execution Dockets 1857-1874
- Funeral Home Books
- General Chancery Docket Book 1 Index 1870-1910
- History of Booneville and Prentiss County
- Lee Co. Deeds 1867-1871
- Marriage Index 1851-1884
- Marriages and Funerals performed by Rev G. P. Mayo 1918-1957
- Marriages Performed by Rev Sidney Whitehead 1958-1986
- Minutes Records Books
Publications available for sale also incorporate:
- Police Court Record 1836-1852
- Prentiss Co. Cemeteries
- Prentiss Co. History
- Probate Indexes
- Soldier Civil War Pensions
- Soldier Discharge Index
- Tishomingo Co. Marriages 1887-1910
- Union Co. Marriages 1878-1893
- Wills of Union Co. 1882-1929
There is also a list of surnames currently being researched by Members.
Website:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mspcgs/
Smith County, Mississippi Genealogical Society
The association was established in 1998. Some downloads regarding cemeteries are available, but you have to sign up in order to receive access to these files.
Many publications are available for sale, which include:
- Federal Census Records
- Death Certificate Index 1912-1943 (Whites Only)
- Death Notices and Obituaries from The Smith Co. Reformer Newspaper 1902-1948
- Marriages 1912-1951(Whites Only)
- Obituaries from The Taylorsville Signal Newspaper 1915-1967
- Smith Co. and its Families 1833-2003
- Smith Co. Cemeteries
- Smith Co. History
A list of surnames currently being researched by Members is also available.
Website:
http://smithcountygenealogy.org
Sunflower County, Mississippi Historical Society
Numerous databases are on the site, which include Court Records – Chancery Court, Circuit Clerk and Miscellaneous Records, details of Cemeteries and information regarding Newspapers. Links to other sites you may find of use are also available.
A list of Surnames currently being researched by Members is also available, along with a list of towns in Sunflower County.
Website:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mssunflo/historic.htm
Tishomingo County, Mississippi Historical and Genealogical Society
The association houses its archives at the John Marshall Stone Research Library. These include:
- Drawings
- Government Documents
- Maps
- Oral Histories
- Periodicals
- Personal Papers
- Photographs
Numerous databases are on the site, which include Educable School Children 1892, 1906, 1935 and 1941 and Cutshall Funeral Home Books 1929-1938 and 1974-1990.
Many publications are available for sale, which incorporate:
- 1900 Tishomingo Co. Census
- Agricultural High School : A History
- Back Issues of Chronicles and Epitaphs from the old Tishomingo County Courthouse
- Battle of Iuka
- Cemetery Transcripts
- Cutshall Funeral Home Books
- Educable School Children
- Obituaries transcribed from Local Newspapers 1845-1999
- Tishomingo Co. History and Families
Website:
https://msdiglib.org/tchgs
Vicksburg Genealogical Society
This society is also listed under Louisiana.