Pontotoc County MS Genealogy

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Overview of Pontotoc County Records

• Pontotoc County was created in 1836 from the Chickasaw Cession.
• Birth records in 1912 to the present, marriage records for 1926 to the present, and death records for 1912 can be obtained from the Mississippi State Department of Health.
• The Pontotoc County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1849.
• The Pontotoc County Clerk Chancery Court has probate, court, divorce, and land records starting in 1836.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.