Sunflower County, Mississippi Records

Sunflower County, Mississippi (Map It) was created on February 15, 1844 from Bolivar County. The county was named for the Sunflower River.

Sunflower County is bordered by Coahoma County (north), Tallahatchie County (northeast), Leflore County (east), Humphreys County (south), Washington County (southwest) and, Bolivar County (northwest).

Sunflower County Cities and Towns include Indianola, Drew, Moorhead, Ruleville, Shaw, Doddsville, Inverness, Sunflower.

A Map of Sunflower County, Mississippi contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Sunflower County, Mississippi Courthouse Records

The Sunflower County Courthouse is located in Indianola, Mississippi. Learn More About State of Mississippi Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Sunflower county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Sunflower County Chancery Court Clerk has Land Records from 1817, Probate Records from 1884 and Divorce Records from see Clerk. The County Chancery Court Clerk record all documents (warranty deeds, deed of trusts, military discharges, etc) to be in Public Land Records and create and maintain indexes for the documents filed in the land records, such as sectional indexes, direct/reverse indexes, etc. Maintain the Court dockets and file all records of the Court. Record and preserve court minute books. Submit divorce and other statistics to the Mississippi Department of Vital Records.
• Sunflower County Clerk of Circuit Court has Marriage Records from 1871 and Court Records from 1844. The County Clerk of Circuit Court include Receiving and fileing all law suits, indictments, motions and other related papers in all Civil and Criminal Cases filed in the Circuit or County Courts. Keeps a record of all Judgments and Executions, Issues marriage licenses and keeps records of marriages.
• Sunflower County Tax Assessor / Collector maintain original tax records, both real and personal.
• Sunflower County Health Department has birth and death records from November 1, 1912. You may go to any county health department in the State of Mississippi to obtain a certificates can be issued while you wait.

Sunflower County, Mississippi Census Records

• Learn More: State of Mississippi Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820
• State Population Schedules: State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Sunflower County, Mississippi Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Mississippi Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from November 1, 1912 to present
• Marriage Records: has statistical marriage records only from January 1926 to July 1, 1938, and since January 1942. to present
• Divorce Records: has divorce indexes from  January 1926 to present
• Locations: Mississippi Office of Vital Statistics, Mississippi State Archives
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail:  Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Death Certificate  Applications..
• In Person:  Mississippi Vital Records, State Dept of Health, 571 Stadium Dr., Jackson, MS 39215; (601) 576-7960

Sunflower County, Mississippi Resources

• Sunflower County Historical Society
• Sunflower County, Mississippi Message Boards
• Sunflower County, Mississippi Genealogy Boards

Sunflower County, Mississippi External Links

• Mississippi Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Sunflower County, Mississippi Books - Amazon
• Sunflower Co., Mississippi - FindaGrave
• Mississippi Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Sunflower County, Mississippi Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Mississippi (1818 - 1964)
• Sunflower Co. MSGenweb
• Sunflower County, Mississippi Ancestry Database Collections
• Sunflower County, Mississippi Military Records