Mississippi maps are vital historical evidence but must be interpreted cautiously and carefully the mississippi department of archives and history is home to several historical maps of mississippi. Family maps of hinds county, mississippiby gregory a. Tax assessor hinds county, mississippi a very special place. Hinds county mississippi online records ongenealogy.
If you have any information to contribute to our site, such as family bible records, cemetery records. History of mississippi from the discovery of the great river by hernando desoto. The old cemeteries of hinds county, mississippi from 1811 to the present by mary collins landin. Hinds county mississippi historical markers the historical.
Hinds county vital records can be found at the mississippi department of health which has copies of birth and death records after 1912. Your guide to hinds county, ms family history research. Guide to hinds county, mississippi ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage. Your library system for the jackson, ms capital region. Mississippi has counties that no longer exist because. Online biographies biography of charles rufus dudley the presbyterian ministerial directory, 1898 source. Hinds county recorder of deeds jackson, ms address. The mississippi state penitentiary, also known as parchman farm or simply parchman, was established in sunflower county in 1901 and became the main hub for mississippi s penal system. Jackson is mississippis largest city, and hinds county, a largely urban county in a primarily rural and agricultural state, has been the most populous county in. As the home of mississippis capital city, hinds county has long been the center of the states government as well as a hub of educational, economic, and cultural life. Route 3, box 290, tom collins road, utica 391759345. Hinds county sheriffs office sheriff hinds county, mississippi a.
Published 1988 by hinds history books in utica, miss. History of hinds county, mississippi, 18211922 rowland, eron opha moore mrs dunbar on. The family history library has many county land records. Hinds county, mississippi genealogy familysearch wiki. The hinds county recorder of deeds, located in jackson, mississippi is a centralized office where public records are recorded, indexed, and stored in hinds county, ms. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Welcome to hinds county ms history and genealogy presented by mississippi genealogy trails a part of genealogy trails volunteers dedicated to free genealogy. Mississippi history and genealogy 48 books on dvd ancestry. From the time mississippi was just a territory until it became a state, the capital city was changed numerous times. Mississippi land and property genealogy familysearch wiki. First settled by the french in 1716, natchez is the oldest permanent settlement on the mississippi river. Full text of history of hinds county, mississippi, 18211922.
Hinds county, mississippi article about hinds county. The old cemeteries of hinds county, mississippi from 1811 to present. Mississippi has counties that no longer exist because they were discontinued, renamed or merged with another county a lot of these counties were established and disbanded within the 19th century. The raymond courthouse has records from 1821, land grant, will, deed, marriage, and on and on. Your state host is gene phillips please send any data submissions to me. History of hinds county mississippi, 18211922 eron opha moore mrs. Seligman of montgomery visits the misses wolff of jackson, mississippi, 1891 yellow fever deaths in cayuga, hinds county, 1878 griffin, hack. Hinds county ms, listing of available jobs, election results, circuit court judge calendar, sheriffs department information, general county government information. Copiah, from a choctaw indian word meaning calling panther, was organized in 1823 as mississippis 18th county. Tax assessor hinds county, mississippi a very special. History of hinds county, mississippi, 18211922 eron opha moore mrs.
Historical maps of mississippi are a great resource to help learn about a place at a particular point in time. Mary collins landin hinds history books, utica, ms 1988. Including its history, the oaks house museum, the fountainhead, lefleurs bluff state park, and more sam night on. The old cemeteries of hinds county, mississippi 1988. The hinds county courthouse is located in jackson, mississippi and raymond, mississippi. Whether you are a first time traveler or avid visitor of this region of the world. History of hinds county mississippi 1821 1922 published in commemoration of the centenary of the city of jackson, the capital of the state. Mary collins landin this book is an important addition to the countys history and contains records and notations since 1811 for 309 cemeteries, including 197 white.
A public records request form should be filed out for information from the office. In the year of county organization, walter leake served as governor and james monroe as president of the united states. This volume in the family maps series contains newly created maps of original landowners patent maps in what is now hinds county, mississippi, gleaned from the indexes of the u. Thomas hinds 17801840, officer during the war of 1812 and u. Mississippi marriages, 17761935 includes hinds county 18411900 source. From the fastpaced, emerging, revitalized downtown district of the states capital city to the charming, peaceful, fields of the countryside, its easy to become immersed in our very special community. Some manumissions recorded in the adams county deed books in chancery clerks office, natchez, mississippi, 17951835. The old cemeteries of hinds county, mississippi 1988 edition. Pages in category geography of hinds county, mississippi. Please enter a last name and a first name below to search the database for a particular taxpayer. If you have a genealogy business, website, resource. Hinds county, mississippi genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Hinds county landroll query hinds county, mississippi. In 2004 calling panther lake, commemorating this name, was opened up just west and north of crystal springs near the jack and new zion community.
Hinds county makes no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content at this site or at other sites to which we link. Jackson is now called the 1st judicial district, and. Keep books of every kind maps, charts, and other things that may be donated to the county. The website has many free, searchable databases for searching official government records in the county.
The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. Old historical city, county and state maps of mississippi. Assessing accuracy and reliability of information is the responsibility of the user. History of hinds county mississippi 18211922 70 pages. First session book of the oldest presbyterian church in mississippi, journal of. Public offices held by residents and other noteworthy persons of lawrence county, ms. In mississippi, county land records have been kept by the chancery court since the creation of each county. Patteson culley, both of whom were native of kentucky, whence the former came to mississippi in 1832, locating in hinds county, whence he later removed to madison county, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits and where he passed the remainder of. H6 b326 general history beth israel cemetery, mississippi cemetery and bible records, 1965. Hinds county voter registration poll books, 18781940. The mississippi state penitentiary, also known as parchman farm or simply parchman, was established in sunflower county in 1901 and became the main hub for mississippis penal system. The jackson courthouse was built in 1930 and it only has limited information that is of early historical significance for hinds county. History of hinds county, mississippi, 18211922 paperback.
Jackson is mississippis largest city, and hinds county, a largely urban county in a primarily rural and agricultural state, has been the most populous county in the state. Hinds county, ms genealogy and history presented by. It is designed to be a starting point to help parents make baseline comparisons, not the. Copiah, from a choctaw indian word meaning calling panther, was organized. Thomas hinds, hero of the war of 1812 and a united states congressman. Rootsweb please, add your favorite websites to this page. Hinds county, mississippi hinds county polozaj okruga u saveznoj drzavi misisipi savezna drzava. There is 1 library per 22,1 people, and 1 library per 79 square miles in mississippi, hinds county is ranked 3rd of 82 counties in libraries per capita, and 1st. Hinds county, ms has much to offer our nearly 250,000 residents and the hundreds of thousands of visitors we greet each year.
Check with the applicable school district prior to making a decision based on these boundaries. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. The old cemeteries of hinds county, mississippi by mary collins landin. Hinds county recorder of deeds jackson, ms address, phone. List of books and articles about mississippi history online. Welcome to the jackson hinds library system of jackson, mississippi. Mississippi department of archives and history mississippi. Hinds county, mississippi was created on february 12, 1821 from unorganized land. Buy history of hinds county, mississippi, 18211922 paperback at. Dec 12, 2009 the old cemeteries of hinds county, mississippi from 1811 to the present by mary collins landin.
History of mississippi from the discovery of the great river by hernando desoto, including the earliest settlement made by the french under iberville, to the death of jefferson davis. This book, history of hinds county mississippi, 18211922, by eron opha moore mrs. Jackson, the capital of mississippi and the largest city in the state is located in the county. As of the 2010 census, the population was 245,285, making it the most populous county in mississippi. Hinds county mississippi board of supervisors has an official website for hinds county mississippi online records. There are 11 libraries in hinds county, mississippi, serving a population of 243,249 people in an area of 870 square miles. It is bordered by alabama e, the gulf of mexico s, arkansas and louisiana, with most of that border formed by the mississippi river w, and tennessee n. Find out information about hinds county, mississippi. The old cemeteries of hinds county, mississippi open library. The evolution of a way of life, warren county and vicksburg, mississippi, 17701860 by christopher morris oxford university press, 1995. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. Mississippi department of archives and history view map illustrating the operations of the u. Some date back as far as 1500, while others are more. School attendance zone boundaries are supplied by pitney bowes and are subject to change.
With an eastern border formed by the pearl river, copiah county is part of the jackson, ms metropolitan statistical area. A history of hinds county, mississippi during reconstruction, 18651875. Hinds county, along with the other counties of the state, shared the prosperity that marked the states financial history during these years. This work was reproduced from the original artifact. For example, from adams county, the library has deeds 17801886, deed indexes 17981899, and original spanish records 178196. Hinds county, mississippi 316 s president st jackson, ms 39205 phone. The county is named for general thomas hinds, a hero of the battle of new orleans during the war of 1812. Utica, ms route 3, box 290, tom collins road, utica 391759345. The county was named in honor of thomas hinds, war of 1812 general hinds county is bordered by madison county northeast, rankin county east, copiah county south, claiborne county southwest, warren county west and yazoo county northwest. Staff of the state archives will lead a genealogy workshop for beginners on. Greatschools ratings are based on a comparison of test results for all schools in the state. Cities that served as the capital at one time or another include natchez, washington, columbia, and, of course, jackson. The two mississippi state penitentiary parchman photograph collections, designated pi1996.
Hinds county was formed on february 12, 1821 and was named in honor of gen. Discover hinds county like you have never seen it before. The purpose of the recorder of deeds is to ensure the accuracy of hinds county property and land records and to preserve their continuity. The governors of mississippi from hinds county before the war were walter leake, john i.
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