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Adams County, Mississippi
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Adams County, Mississippi Facts
When was Adams County, MS Created?
Adams County was established on April 2, 1799 from Natchez District.
What is the County Seat of Adams County, MS?
The County Seat is located in Natchez additionally, the county government website is www.adamscountyms.net
What counties are adjacent to Adams County, MS?
Bordering Counties are Jefferson County, Franklin County, Wilkinson County, Concordia Parish, Louisiana and Tensas Parish, Louisiana.
Adams County, MS Vital Records
Where can find Adams County, MS Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Adams 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.
Adams 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 Adams 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.
Adams County, MS Census Records
What Adams County, MS census records are available?
Adams County census records consists of Federal Census Schedules to guide in finding out about your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1790-1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Adams Co. Slave Schedules is available for 1850 & 1860. Adams Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Adams Co. Industry and Agriculture is available for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Adams Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. You will discover free down loadable and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Adams County, MS Courthouse and Government Records
Adams County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Adams County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Adams 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 Adams 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 Corthouse Records Research Guide.
- Adams County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 115 Market Street, PO Box 1006, Natchez, MS 39121
- Adams County Chancery Court Clerk
- Phone: (601) 446-6684
- Land Records: 1780
- Probate Records: 1800
- Divorce Records: see Clerk
- Adams County Clerk of Circuit Court
- Phone: (601) 446-6326
- Marriage Records: 1802
- Court Records: 1781
- 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
- Transcription of county archives of Mississippi.
- Adams County, Mississippi, Slave Certificates, 1858-1861
- BLM Land Records
Adams County, MS Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Adams County, MS?
A list of Adams County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives.
- Historic Natchez Foundation, 108 S. Commerce, Natchez, MS 39120, phone 442-2500
- USGenWeb Archives for Adams 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 Adams 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)
- Adams County, Mississippi Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Adams County
- Adams County, Mississippi Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Adams County, MS?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources relevant to Adams 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.
Adams 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)
- Adams County, Mississippi Books (amazon.com)
- Adams Genealogy Books (google.com)
- Search Mississippi Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
Adams Co. MS Cemetery & Church Records
- Mississippi Cemetery Research Guide
- Adams Co., Mississippi Graves (findagrave.com)
- Adams County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Adams Co., Mississippi Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Adams Co., Mississippi Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Mississippi Church & Bible Research Guide
- Adams County, Mississippi Church Books (amazon.com)
Adams 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)
Adams Co. MS General and History Websites
- Adams County, Mississippi Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Natchez on the Mississippi (search.ancestry.com)
- They found it in Natchez (search.ancestry.com)
- Natchez : its early history (search.ancestry.com)
- In old Natchez (search.ancestry.com)
- Adams County, Mississippi Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Adams Co. MS Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Adams County, Mississippi (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Mississippi – Counties – Adams (cyndislist.com)
- Adams County Mississippi (genealogytrails.com)
- Adams Co. MSGenweb (msgw.org)
- Adams County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Adams Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Adams Co. MS Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Mississippi Links and Information
- Adams Co. D.O.T. Maps
- 1895 Adams County Map (livgenmi.com)
Adams 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 Adams County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.