Washington County MS Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Washington Records by Type Birth Records (1) Cemetery Records (81) Census Records (34) Church Records (2) City Directories (27) Court Records (3) Death Records (4) Histories and Genealogies (6) Land Records (7) Map Records (17) Marriage Records (4) Military Records (6) Minority Records (1) Miscellaneous Records (1) Newspapers and Obituaries (43) Probate Records (4) School Records (40) Tax Records (2)

Overview of Washington County Records

• Washington County was created in 1827 from Warren and Yazoo counties.
• 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 Washington County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1858 and court records starting in 1890.
• The Washington County Clerk Chancery Court has divorce records starting in 1856, probate records starting in 1831, and land records starting in 1831.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.