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Copiah County, Mississippi
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Copiah County, Mississippi Facts
When was Copiah County, MS Created?
Copiah County was established on October 18, 1820 from Hinds County and Franklin County.
What is the County Seat of Copiah County, MS?
The County Seat is located in Hazlehurst additionally, the county government website is www.copiahcounty.org/
What counties are adjacent to Copiah County, MS?
Bordering Counties are Hinds County, Simpson County, Lawrence County, Lincoln County, Jefferson County and Claiborne County.
Copiah County, MS Vital Records
Where can find Copiah County, MS Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Copiah 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.
Copiah 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 Copiah 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.
Copiah County, MS Census Records
What Copiah County, MS census records are available?
Copiah County census records consists of Federal Census Schedules to guide in finding out about your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Copiah Co. Slave Schedules is available for 1850 & 1860. Copiah Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Copiah Co. Industry and Agriculture is available for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Copiah Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. You will discover free down loadable and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Copiah County, MS Courthouse and Government Records
Copiah County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Copiah County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Copiah 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 Copiah 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.
- Copiah County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 100 Caldwell Dr, Hazlehurst, MS 39083
- Copiah County Chancery Court Clerk
- Address: 122 South Lowe Street, Hazlehurst, Mississippi 39083
- Phone: (601) 894-3021
- Land Records: 1823
- Probate Records: 1823
- Divorce Records: see Clerk
- Copiah County Clerk of Circuit Court
- Phone: (601) 894-1241
- Marriage Records: 1823
- Court Records: 1856?
- 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
Copiah County, MS Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Copiah County, MS?
A list of Copiah County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives.
- Copiah County Historical & Genealogical Society (facebook.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Copiah 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 Copiah 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)
- Copiah County, Mississippi Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Copiah County
- Copiah County, Mississippi Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Copiah County, MS?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources relevant to Copiah 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.
Copiah 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)
- Copiah County, Mississippi Books (amazon.com)
- Copiah Genealogy Books (google.com)
- Search Mississippi Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
Copiah Co. MS Birth, Marriage & Death Records
Copiah Co. MS Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
Copiah Co. MS Census Records
Copiah Co. MS Cemetery & Church Records
- Mississippi Cemetery Research Guide
- Copiah Co., Mississippi Graves (findagrave.com)
- Copiah County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Copiah Co., Mississippi Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Copiah Co., Mississippi Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Mississippi Church & Bible Research Guide
- Copiah County, Mississippi Church Books (amazon.com)
Copiah 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)
Copiah Co. MS General and History Websites
- Copiah County, Mississippi Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Genearal Copiah County History (copiah.msgenweb.org)
- Copiah County, Mississippi Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Copiah Co. MS Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Copiah County, Mississippi (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Mississippi – Counties – Copiah (cyndislist.com)
- Copiah County Mississippi (genealogytrails.com)
- Copiah Co. MSGenweb (msgw.org)
- Copiah County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Copiah Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Copiah Co. MS Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Mississippi Links and Information
- Copiah Co. D.O.T. Maps
- 1895 Copiah County Map (livgenmi.com)
Copiah 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 Copiah County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.