Canton Genealogy (in Madison County, MS)

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Canton Birth Records

Mississippi, Birth Records, 1912-present Mississippi State Department of Health

Canton Cemetery Records

Baptist Cemetery Billion Graves online

Baptist Cemetery (African American) US Gen Web Archives online

Brown Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cameron Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Canton Cemetery CSA Memorial Section US Gen Web Archives online

Canton City Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cheek-Hayes Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Confederate burials : Soldiers Cemetery, Okolona, Mississippi FamilySearch Library

Confederate dead at Canton, Mississippi. WorldCat

Faucette Cemetery Find a Grave online

Faucette Cemetery Billion Graves online

Faucette Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Gilbert Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Gray Center Episcopal Cemetery Find a Grave online

Harvey Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Holliday Family Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Holliday Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hope Well Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Humble Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Liberty Church Cemetery (African American) US Gen Web Archives online

Lott Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Mary Grove Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

MiddletonGrove Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Moore Family Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Mount Able Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mount Elam Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Mount Pisgah Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Mount Zion Cobbsville Missionary Baptist Church Ce Find a Grave online

Old Canton Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Canton Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Old Canton Cemetery Billion Graves online

Old Hebron Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Old Iron Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Old Madison Presbyterian Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Old Truelight Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Onisha Burks Memory Gardens Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pine Grove Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Pleasant Gift Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Pleasant Grove Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Potters Field Find a Grave online

Prichard Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Priestly Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Raytown Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Sanders-Saunders Family Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Schaffer Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sharpsburg Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Sims Chapel Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Sneed Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sneed Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Soule Chapel Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Stump Bridge Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Sulphur Springs Methodist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Thornton Chapel Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Truelight Mission Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Virgin Mary Cemetery (African American) US Gen Web Archives online

Williams Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Canton Census Records

1841 Mississippi State Census Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Canton Death Records

1912-1943 Mississippi, U.S., Index to Deaths Ancestry online

Mississippi, Death Records, 1912-present Mississippi State Department of Health

Canton Histories and Genealogies

History bits in Canton and Madison County, Mississippi FamilySearch Library

Canton Land Records

Abstract of land, 1828-1898 FamilySearch Library

Deed records, 1828-1906; deed indexes, 1828-1903 FamilySearch Library

Canton Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, 1900 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, 1911 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, 1916 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, April 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, February 1895 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, January 1887 Library of Congress online

Canton Marriage Records

1776-1935 Mississippi Compiled Marriages (includes selections from Madison 1834-1900) Ancestry online

Marriage Records, Madison County, Mississippi Ancestry online

Marriage records, 1830-1954, 1912-1950 FamilySearch Library

Canton Military Records

Confederate dead at Canton, Mississippi. WorldCat

Canton Newspapers and Obituaries

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American Citizen 1837-1881 Newspapers.com online

American Citizen 1861-1865 Newspapers.com online

American citizen (Canton, Miss.) (from Jan. 15, 1859 to Feb. 17, 1866) MyHeritage online

American citizen (Canton, Miss.) (from Oct. 1, 1865 to Nov. 12, 1881) MyHeritage online

American citizen 01/15/1859 to 11/12/1881 Genealogy Bank online

American citizen. (Canton, Miss.) (from Jan. 15, 1859 to Feb. 17, 1866) Chronicling America online

American citizen. (Canton, Miss.) (from Oct. 1, 1865 to Nov. 12, 1881) Chronicling America online

Canton Herald 1837-1838 Newspapers.com online

Canton Herald, 1837-1839 Newspaper Archive online

Canton Mail 1875-1876 Newspapers.com online

Canton Times 1894-1904 Newspapers.com online

Canton herald (Canton, Miss.) (from July 28, 1837 to Jan. 2, 1839) MyHeritage online

Canton herald 07/28/1837 to 01/02/1839 Genealogy Bank online

Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) (from July 28, 1837 to Jan. 2, 1839) Chronicling America online

Canton mail (Canton, Miss.) (from Jan. 2, 1875 to July 22, 1876) MyHeritage online

Canton mail 01/02/1875 to 07/22/1876 Genealogy Bank online

Canton times (Canton, Miss.) (from Aug. 10, 1894 to Feb. 26, 1904) MyHeritage online

Canton times 08/10/1894 to 02/26/1904 Genealogy Bank online

Daily Picket 1903-1903 Newspapers.com online

Independent Democrat (Canton, Miss.) (from Sept. 17, 1842 to Dec. 11, 1844) MyHeritage online

Independent Democrat 09/17/1842 to 12/11/1844 Genealogy Bank online

Independent Democrat 1842-1844 Newspapers.com online

Independent Democrat. (Canton, Miss.) (from Sept. 17, 1842 to Dec. 11, 1844) Chronicling America online

Madison County Herald 1998-2023 Newspapers.com online

Madison Whig Advocate 1839-1840 Newspapers.com online

Madison Whig advocate (Canton, Miss.) (from Jan. 19, 1839 to Feb. 13, 1841) MyHeritage online

Madison Whig advocate 01/19/1839 to 02/13/1841 Genealogy Bank online

Madison Whig advocate. (Canton, Miss.) (from Jan. 19, 1839 to Feb. 13, 1841) Chronicling America online

Madisonian (Canton, Miss.) (from Feb. 21, 1850 to Jan. 16, 1851) MyHeritage online

Madisonian 02/21/1850 to 01/16/1851 Genealogy Bank online

Madisonian 1850-1851 Newspapers.com online

Mississippi Creole (Canton, Miss.) (from May 29, 1841 to Jan. 14, 1851) MyHeritage online

Mississippi Creole 05/29/1841 to 01/14/1851 Genealogy Bank online

Mississippi Creole 1841-1850 Newspapers.com online

The American Citizen, 1859-1881 Newspaper Archive online

The Canton Mail, 1875-1876 Newspaper Archive online

The Canton Times, 1894-1904 Newspaper Archive online

The Canton mail. (Canton, Miss.) (from Jan. 2, 1875 to July 22, 1876) Chronicling America online

The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) (from Aug. 10, 1894 to Feb. 26, 1904) Chronicling America online

The Madison Whig Advocate, 1839-1841 Newspaper Archive online

The Madisonian, 1850-1851 Newspaper Archive online

The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) (from Feb. 21, 1850 to Jan. 16, 1851) Chronicling America online

The Mississippi Creole, 1841-1851 Newspaper Archive online

The Mississippi Creole. (Canton, Miss.) (from May 29, 1841 to Jan. 14, 1851) Chronicling America online

The tri-weekly citizen. (Canton, Miss.) (from Nov. 12, 1863 to Dec. 29, 1863) Chronicling America online

The weekly picket. (Canton, Miss.) (from Sept. 21, 1894 to April 19, 1907) Chronicling America online

Tri-Weekly Citizen 1863-1863 Newspapers.com online

Tri-weekly citizen (canton, miss.) (from nov. 12, 1863 to dec. 29, 1863) MyHeritage online

Tri-weekly citizen 11/12/1863 to 12/29/1863 Genealogy Bank online

Weekly Picket 1894-1907 Newspapers.com online

Weekly picket (Canton, Miss.) (from Sept. 21, 1894 to April 19, 1907) MyHeritage online

Weekly picket 09/21/1894 to 04/19/1907 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Canton

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

American Citizen. (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863

American Citizen. (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890

Banner County Times. (Canton, Miss.) 1937-1940

Canton Herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839

Canton Picket. (Canton, Miss.) 1883-1894

Canton Times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906

Independent Democrat. (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844

Madison County Herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1906-Current

Madison Whig Advocate. (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841

Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855

Mississippi Creole. (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851

Tri-Weekly Citizen. (Canton, Miss.) 1863-1864

Canton Probate Records

1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Canton School Records

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Cameron Street High School - Tiger Yearbook (Canton, MS), 1951 E Yearbook online

Cameron Street High School yearbook, 1951 Classmates online

Cameron Street High School yearbook, 1951 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Cameron Street High School yearbook, 1951 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Canton Academy yearbook, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Canton Academy yearbook, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1999, 2001 Classmates online

Canton Academy yearbook, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1999, 2001 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957 Ancestry online

Rogers High School - Tiger Yearbook (Canton, MS), 1968 E Yearbook online

Rogers High School yearbook, 1968 Classmates online

Rogers High School yearbook, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Rogers High School yearbook, 1968 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Rogers Junior-Senior High School yearbook, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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