Columbus Genealogy (in Lowndes County, MS)

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Columbus Birth Records

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

Vital statistics, etc. from the Southern Argus, Columbus, Mississippi, 1835 FamilySearch Library

Columbus Cemetery Records

Antioch Find a Grave online

Baldwyn Cemetery Find a Grave online

Beulah Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cedar Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Community Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Confederate burials, Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi, Lowndes County : South Carolina soldiers FamilySearch Library

East Sandfield Cemetery Find a Grave online

Eastview Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

First United Methodist Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Friendship Cemetery Find a Grave online

Friendship Cemetery Billion Graves online

Friendship Cemetery records, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi FamilySearch Library

Friendship Cemetery register, 1851-1994, volume two FamilySearch Library

Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi FamilySearch Library

Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Miss.: tombstone inscriptions and burial records/compiled by James W. Parker. WorldCat

Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi : roster of Confederate soldiers WorldCat

Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi, tombstone inscriptions and burial records WorldCat

Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi, tomestone inscriptions and burial records FamilySearch Library

Greenlawn Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Greenlawn Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Hackleman Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Halbert Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Harris Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hopewell MB Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Living Faith Tabernacle Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mayhew Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mayhew Cemetery Billion Graves online

McBee Baptist Cemetery Find a Grave online

Memorial Gardens Find a Grave online

Memorial Gardens of Columbus Billion Graves online

Midway MB Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Military Chapel Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mount Ararat Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mount Pelier M.B. Church, Mayhew, Mississippi Billion Graves online

Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Murrah Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Murrah Chapel Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

New Baptist Memorial Gardens Find a Grave online

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Prairie Grove Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Robertson Meade Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint John M.B. Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Matthews M. B. Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Paul Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Sandfield Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sandfield Cemetery Billion Graves online

Sandfield Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Shady Hill Community Cemetery Find a Grave online

Springfield MB Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Springfield Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Trinity Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Union Baptist Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Vaughn's Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Whitfield Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Columbus Census Records

1837 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

Columbus Church Records

Church minutes and membership rolls, 1843-1965 (Mt. Zion Baptist Church (Columbus, Mississippi)) FamilySearch Library

Church records 1889-1907, First Baptist Church (Columbus, Miss.). Archive Grid

Records (microform), 1843-1965, Mt. Zion Baptist Church (Columbus, Miss.). Archive Grid

Columbus City Directories

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Columbus 1994 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Columbus 1994 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Columbus 1995 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Columbus 1995 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Columbus 1997 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Columbus 1997 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Columbus 1998 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Columbus 1998 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Columbus 1999 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Columbus 1999 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Columbus City Directory 1918 MyHeritage online

Columbus City Directory 1922 MyHeritage online

Columbus City Directory 1925 MyHeritage online

Columbus City Directory 1928 MyHeritage online

Columbus City Directory 1931 MyHeritage online

Columbus, MS 1912-1931 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Columbus, Mississippi, City Directory, 1912 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Columbus, Mississippi, City Directory, 1914 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Columbus, Mississippi, City Directory, 1918 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Columbus, Mississippi, City Directory, 1922 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Columbus, Mississippi, City Directory, 1925 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Columbus, Mississippi, City Directory, 1928 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Columbus, Mississippi, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Mercantile and General City Directory of Columbus, Miss, 1873 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Columbus Death Records

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

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

Vital statistics, etc. from the Southern Argus, Columbus, Mississippi, 1835 FamilySearch Library

Columbus Histories and Genealogies

A history of Columbus, Mississippi during the 19th century Ancestry online

A history of Columbus, Mississippi, during the 19th century FamilySearch Library

A history of Columbus, Mississippi, during the 19th century Genealogy Gophers online

A history of Columbus, Mississippi, during the 19th century LDS Genealogy online

A history of Columbus, Mississippi, during the 19th century Internet Archive online

Pioneer Society annals, Columbus, Mississippi, 1939-1998 FamilySearch Library

Columbus Immigration Records

Naturalization records (Lowndes County, Mississippi), 1856-1931 FamilySearch Library

Columbus Land Records

A List of the Purchasers of Public Lands At Columbus and Chocchuma, Miss Ancestry online

A List of the purchasers of public lands at Columbus and Chocchuma, Mississippi, from 1st October 1833 to 1st January 1834 FamilySearch Library

Deed records, 1830-1903 (Lowndes County, Mississippi) FamilySearch Library

Columbus Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, 1900 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, 1910 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, January 1895 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, July 1890 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, October 1885 Library of Congress online

Columbus Marriage Records

1776-1935 Mississippi Compiled Marriages (includes selections from Lowndes 1831-1900) Ancestry online

Marriage records, 1830-1952; index to marriages, 1830-1972 (Lowndes County, Mississippi) FamilySearch Library

Vital statistics, etc. from the Southern Argus, Columbus, Mississippi, 1835 FamilySearch Library

Columbus Military Records

Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi : roster of Confederate soldiers WorldCat

Gone, but not forgotten! : 'casualties in the aftermath of the Battle of Shiloh.' WorldCat

Columbus Miscellaneous Records

Registers of signatures of depositors, 1870-1874 FamilySearch Library

Columbus Newspapers and Obituaries

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Columbus Commercial 1902-1918 Newspapers.com online

Columbus Democrat (Columbus, Miss.) (from Aug. 6, 1836 to Oct. 19, 1877) MyHeritage online

Columbus Democrat 08/06/1836 to 10/19/1877 Genealogy Bank online

Columbus Democrat 1836-1877 Newspapers.com online

Columbus Democrat, 1836-1877 Newspaper Archive online

Columbus Democrat. (Columbus, Miss.) (from Aug. 6, 1836 to Oct. 19, 1877) Chronicling America online

Columbus Dispatch 1891-1898 Newspapers.com online

Columbus Dispatch 1905-1908 Newspapers.com online

Columbus Dispatch 19??-1922 1919-1922 Newspapers.com online

Columbus Dispatch, 1891-1922 Newspaper Archive online

Columbus Index 1874-1891 Newspapers.com online

Columbus Packet 12/12/2010 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Columbus Weekly Dispatch 1903-1907 Newspapers.com online

Columbus Weekly Dispatch 1908-1909 Newspapers.com online

Columbus Weekly dispatch (Columbus, Miss.) (from Feb. 20, 1908 to Jan. 28, 1909) MyHeritage online

Columbus Weekly dispatch (Columbus, Miss.) (from Feb. 26, 1903 to June 13, 1907) MyHeritage online

Columbus Whig (Columbus, Miss.) (from Dec. 14, 1843 to June 27, 1844) MyHeritage online

Columbus Whig 12/14/1843 to 06/27/1844 Genealogy Bank online

Columbus Whig, 1843-1844 Newspaper Archive online

Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) (from Dec. 14, 1843 to June 27, 1844) Chronicling America online

Columbus commercial (Columbus, Miss.) (from Dec. 8, 1895 to Sept. 21, 1919) MyHeritage online

Columbus commercial 12/08/1895 to 09/21/1919 Genealogy Bank online

Columbus dispatch (Columbus, Miss.) (from Aug. 31, 1905 to April 15, 1908) MyHeritage online

Columbus dispatch (Columbus, Miss.) (from July 26, 1891 to Nov. 23, 1898) MyHeritage online

Columbus dispatch (Columbus, Miss.) (from March 19, 1919 to March 8, 1922) MyHeritage online

Columbus dispatch 07/26/1891 to 11/23/1898, 08/31/1905 to 04/15/1908, and 03/19/1919 to 03/08/1922 Genealogy Bank online

Columbus index 05/08/1874 to 11/17/1891 Genealogy Bank online

Columbus weekly dispatch 02/26/1903 to 01/28/1909 Genealogy Bank online

Commercial Dispatch 05/07/2002 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Commercial Dispatch 1895-1964 Newspapers.com online

Democratic Whig (Columbus, Miss.) (from Nov. 17, 1842 to Nov. 2, 1843) MyHeritage online

Democratic Whig 11/17/1842 to 11/02/1843 Genealogy Bank online

Democratic Whig 1843-1843 Newspapers.com online

Mississippi Index 1867-1867 Newspapers.com online

Patron of Husbandry 1879-1883 Newspapers.com online

Patron of husbandry (columbus, miss.) (from may 3, 1879 to jan. 20, 1883) MyHeritage online

Patron of husbandry 05/03/1879 to 01/20/1883 Genealogy Bank online

Payne Field Zooms, 1918-1919 Newspaper Archive online

Primitive Republican 01/09/1851 to 11/25/1852 Genealogy Bank online

Primitive Republican 1842-1852 Newspapers.com online

Primitive republican (columbus, miss.) (from jan. 9, 1851 to nov. 25, 1852) MyHeritage online

Southern Argus (Columbus, Miss.) (from Dec. 17, 1836 to Sept. 6, 1842) MyHeritage online

Southern Argus 12/17/1836 to 09/06/1842 Genealogy Bank online

Southern Argus 1836-1842 Newspapers.com online

Southern Argus, 1836-1842 Newspaper Archive online

Southern Argus. (Columbus, Miss.) (from Dec. 17, 1836 to Sept. 6, 1842) Chronicling America online

Southern Standard 1851-1853 Newspapers.com online

Southern Standard, 1851-1853 Newspaper Archive online

Southern standard (Columbus, Miss.) (from Feb. 1, 1851 to Dec. 31, 1853) MyHeritage online

Southern standard 02/01/1851 to 12/31/1853 Genealogy Bank online

Southern standard. (Columbus, Miss.) (from Feb. 1, 1851 to Dec. 31, 1853) Chronicling America online

The Columbus Commercial, 1895-1919 Newspaper Archive online

The Columbus Weekly Dispatch, 1903-1909 Newspaper Archive online

The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) (from Dec. 8, 1895 to Sept. 21, 1919) Chronicling America online

The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) (from July 26, 1891 to Nov. 23, 1898) Chronicling America online

The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) (from Aug. 31, 1905 to April 15, 1908) Chronicling America online

The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) (from March 19, 1919 to March 8, 1922) Chronicling America online

The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) (from Feb. 20, 1908 to Jan. 28, 1909) Chronicling America online

The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) (from Feb. 26, 1903 to June 13, 1907) Chronicling America online

The Democratic Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) (from Nov. 17, 1842 to Nov. 2, 1843) Chronicling America online

The Patron Of Husbandry, 1879-1883 Newspaper Archive online

The Primitive Republican, 1851-1852 Newspaper Archive online

The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) (from May 3, 1879 to Jan. 20, 1883) Chronicling America online

The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) (from Jan. 9, 1851 to Nov. 25, 1852) Chronicling America online

Offline Newspapers for Columbus

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.

Columbus Commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922

Columbus Daily Republic. (Columbus, Miss.) 1864-1860s

Columbus Dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908

Columbus Index. (Columbus, Miss.) 1869-1893

Columbus Press. (Columbus, Miss.) 1869-1876

Columbus Weekly Dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905

Commercial Dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1922-Current

Daily Republic. (Columbus Miss.) 1860s-1860s

Democratic Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843

Lowndes Independent. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1870s

Patron of Husbandry. (Columbus, Miss) 1875-1883

Southern Argus. (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842

Southern Sentinel. (Columbus, Miss.) 1865-1860s

Southern Standard. (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856

Tri-Weekly Dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1879-1902

Columbus Probate Records

1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Columbus School Records

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Caldwell High School yearbook, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Caldwell High School yearbook, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Classmates online

Caldwell High School yearbook, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Columbus High School yearbook, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Franklin Academy School register, 1883-1904 FamilySearch Library

Heritage Academy High School - Heritor Yearbook (Columbus, MS), 1975, 1976, 1978 E Yearbook online

Heritage Academy yearbook, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Heritage Academy yearbook, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Classmates online

Heritage Academy yearbook, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Lee High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (Columbus, MS), 1950 E Yearbook online

Lee High School yearbook, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Lee High School yearbook, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986 Classmates online

Lee High School yearbook, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

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

Mississippi School for Math & Science yearbook, 1995 Classmates online

Mississippi School for Math and Science yearbook, 1995 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Mississippi State College for Women yearbook, 1931, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1985 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Mississippi University for Women - Meh Lady Yearbook (Columbus, MS), 1931, 1932, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1985 E Yearbook online

Mississippi University for Women yearbooks, 1943, 1975, 1985 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

New Hope High School yearbook, 1954, 1968, 1972, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

New Hope High School yearbook, 1954, 1968, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982 Classmates online

New Hope High School yearbook, 1954, 1968, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

S D Lee High School yearbook, 1950 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

School registers (Lowndes County, Mississippi), 1883-1903, 1932-1934 FamilySearch Library

Columbus Tax Records

Lowndes County, Mississippi personal tax rolls, 1833-1841, 1843, 1851-1853, 1857, 1859 FamilySearch Library



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