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Sharkey County, Mississippi
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Sharkey County, Mississippi Facts
When was Sharkey County, MS Created?
Sharkey County was established on March 29, 1876 from Warren County, Washington County and Issaquuena County.
What is the County Seat of Sharkey County, MS?
The County Seat is located in Rolling Fork additionally, the county government website is unknown
What counties are adjacent to Sharkey County, MS?
Bordering Counties are Washington County, Humphreys County, Yazoo County and Issaquuena County (south & west).
Sharkey County, MS Vital Records
Where can find Sharkey County, MS Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Sharkey County vital records can be found at the Mississippi Department of Health which has copies of birth and death records after 1912, Marriage and a Divorce records since 1926. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Mississippi for current fees and application process.
Certified marriages may also be obtained from the Circuit Clerk Court. Certified divorce decrees may also be obtained from the Chancery Clerk Court.
Sharkey County Health Department has birth and death records from November 1, 1912. You may go to any county health department in the State of Mississippi to obtain a certificates can be issued while you wait.
You can search online for Sharkey County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Mississippi Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Death Certificate Application to mail.
Sharkey County, MS Census Records
What Sharkey County, MS census records are available?
Sharkey County census records consists of Federal Census Schedules to guide in finding out about your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Sharkey Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1880. Sharkey Co. Industry and Agriculture is available for 1880. Sharkey Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. You will discover free down loadable and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Sharkey County, MS Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Sharkey County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Sharkey County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Mississippi courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Mississippi residents.
The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Sharkey County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Mississippi Courthouse Records Research Guide.
- Sharkey County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 400 Locust St, Rolling Fork, MS 39159
- Sharkey County Chancery Court Clerk
- Phone: 662-873-2755
- Land Records: 1876
- Probate Records: 1877
- Divorce Records: see Clerk
- Sharkey County Clerk of Circuit Court
- Phone: 601-873-2755
- Marriage Records: 1876
- Court Records: 1877
- Mississippi Court Records Research Guide
- Mississippi Court Records, 1799-1835
- Mississippi County Court Records
- Mississippi, State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951
- Spanish and British Land Grants in Mississippi Territory, 1750-1784
- Land Claims in Mississippi Territory, 1789-1834
- BLM Land Records
Sharkey County, MS Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Sharkey County, MS?
A list of Sharkey County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives.
- USGenWeb Archives for Sharkey County (usgwarchives.net)
- Mississippi Department of Archives and History, North Street, Jackson, MS 39201; Ph. (601) 576-6850,200
- Mississippi Historical Society, PO Box 571, Jackson, MS 39205-0571
- Mississippi Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 5301, Jackson, MS 39216
- Mississippi Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies Guide
Where can I connect with other Sharkey County, MS Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Mississippi Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- Mississippi State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Sharkey County, Mississippi Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Sharkey County
- Sharkey County, Mississippi Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Sharkey County, MS?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources relevant to Sharkey County. Many of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business oriented Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some require a fee. This is basically a list that has been collected or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another.
Sharkey Co. MS Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Mississippi Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Mississippi historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Mississippi (1818 – 1964) (genealogybank.com)
- Sharkey County, Mississippi Books (amazon.com)
- Sharkey Genealogy Books (google.com)
- Search Mississippi Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
Sharkey Co. MS Cemetery & Church Records
- Mississippi Cemetery Research Guide
- Sharkey Co., Mississippi Graves (findagrave.com)
- Sharkey County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Sharkey Co., Mississippi Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Sharkey Co., Mississippi Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Mississippi Church & Bible Research Guide
- Sharkey County, Mississippi Church Books (amazon.com)
Sharkey Co. MS Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
- Mississippi Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
- Nichols and Related Families (nicholsgenealogy.com)
Sharkey Co. MS General and History Websites
- Sharkey County, Mississippi Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Sharkey County, Mississippi Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Sharkey Co. MS Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Sharkey County, Mississippi (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Mississippi – Counties – Sharkey (cyndislist.com)
- Sharkey County Mississippi (genealogytrails.com)
- Sharkey Co. MSGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Sharkey County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Sharkey Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Sharkey Co. MS Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Mississippi Links and Information
- Sharkey Co. D.O.T. Maps
- 1895 Sharkey County Map (livgenmi.com)
Sharkey Co. MS Military Records
- Mississippi Military Records Research Guide
- Mississippi Military Records (Fold3.com) offers easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Mississippi individuals that served. Suitable for Sharkey County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.