Your Guide to Researching
Mississippi Ancestors
- Learn a little bit about Mississippi at Wikipedia
- List of counties in Mississippi
- List of cities in Mississippi
- Mississippi History Timeline
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Your Guide to ResearchingMississippi Ancestors
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Basic Guides * Family History Library * Maps * Basic Guides All of the three books listed below have a small section covering each state that includes maps, historical information, vital records coverage and a bibliography of resources for that state.
Books you might purchase or use in a library include Tracing Your Mississippi Ancestors (1994) Find in a Library
Use the Family History Library Bookmark or print out these FHL documents:
Use the catalog at the FHL to find out what has been filmed covering the state Mississippi. ; Click View Related Places in the upper right to find sources that have been filmed for the county you are researching and once there click View Related Places in the upper right to find sources that have been filmed for the township or city. You will want to check for resources in all three jurisdictions, although most people check the county holdings first, township next and state last. Maps Bookmark or print out this map of Mississippi counties. Mississippi Map from 1895 Atlas Mississippi
Statewide Sites of Interest Next, see what is available for your counties of interest at at one of these statewide sites. For each, use the county selection list to find out what is available for the various counties. Content will vary.
Visit the websites of these libraries. archives and societies. State Library Find Source Records Cemetery Records Census Records Church Records
Institution Records Military Land & Property Records (For general informaton , see my guide to land records-- it will open in a new window, so you can leave it open ) Naturalizations Newspapers Probate Records Vital Records Work with Other Researchers More Links
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Cemetery RecordsFind burials at Interment.net
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