Tunica County, Mississippi Records

Tunica County, Mississippi (Map It) was created on February 9, 1836 from Washington County and Unorganized Land. The county was named for the Tunica Native Americans .

Tunica County is bordered by Crittenden County, Arkansas (north), DeSoto County (northeast), Tate County (east), Panola County (southeast), Quitman County (south), Coahoma County (southwest), Phillips County, Arkansas (southwest) and Lee County, Arkansas (west).

Tunica County Cities and Towns include Tunica.

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

Tunica County, Mississippi Courthouse Records

The Tunica County Courthouse is located in Tunica, 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 Tunica 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.

• Tunica County Chancery Court Clerk has Land Records from 1836, Probate Records from 1839 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.
• Tunica County Clerk of Circuit Court has Marriage Records from 1858 and Court Records from 1839. 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.
• Tunica County Tax Assessor / Collector maintain original tax records, both real and personal.
• Tunica 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.

Tunica County, Mississippi Census Records

• Learn More: State of Mississippi Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1840, 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

Tunica 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

Tunica County, Mississippi Resources

• Tate County Mississippi Genealogical & Historical Society
• Desoto County, Genealogical Society Of
• Tunica County, Mississippi Message Boards
• Tunica County, Mississippi Genealogy Boards

Tunica County, Mississippi External Links

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