Decatur Genealogy (in Newton County, MS)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Decatur are also found through the Newton County and Mississippi pages.


Decatur Birth Records

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

Decatur Cemetery Records

Beat Line Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Butts Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Decatur Cemetery Find a Grave online

Decatur Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi FamilySearch Library

Fellowship Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Garrison Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Graham Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lucern Congregational Methodist Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lucern Congregational Methodist Church Billion Graves online

Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Midway Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Midway Baptist Church Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Pennington Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Poplar Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Decatur Census Records

1845 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

Decatur Church Records

Church records, 1836-1949, of Clarke Venable Memorial Baptist Church, Decatur, Mississippi FamilySearch Library

Decatur Death Records

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

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

Decatur Land Records

Deed records, 1876-1892; index to deeds, 1876-1891 FamilySearch Library

Land and property records, 1831-1953; index, ca. 1888-1901 FamilySearch Library

Decatur Marriage Records

1776-1935 Mississippi Compiled Marriages (includes selections from Newton 1872-1900) Ancestry online

Marriage records, 1872-1907, 1911-1952 general index to marriages, 1872-1942 FamilySearch Library

Newton County, Mississippi, marriage records, 1872-1952 FamilySearch Library

Decatur Miscellaneous Records

Old account book entries, 1837-1841 : Decatur, Newton County, Mississippi FamilySearch Library

Decatur Newspapers and Obituaries

Newton County Appeal 2012-2023 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Decatur

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.

Newton County News. (Decatur, Miss.) 1931-1940

Decatur Probate Records

1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Decatur School Records

Decatur High School yearbook, 1974 Classmates online

Decatur High School yearbook, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Decatur High School yearbook, 1974 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

East Central Community College - Wo He Lo Yearbook (Decatur, MS), 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

East Central Community College Yearbook, 1929-1930 Internet Archive online

East Central Community College yearbook, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

East Central Community College yearbook, 1950 Classmates online

East Central Community College yearbook, 1950 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

East Central Community College, Wo-He-Lo, 1958, 2018, 2019 Internet Archive online

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

Newton County Academy yearbook, 1981 Classmates online

Newton County Academy yearbook, 1981 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Decatur Tax Records

Tax records, 1875-1922 FamilySearch Library


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