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About Yazoo County

Source: Lowry, Robert and McCardle, William H.
A History of Mississippi, from the Discovery of the Great River
by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by
the French Under Iberville,
 to the Death of Jefferson Davis [1541-1889].
Jackson, Miss.: R. H. Henry & Co., 1891. Pages 480-482.

US GenWeb Yazoo County Archives

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Yazoo County Family Photo Gallery

Article on Dover, Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA

by Lorraine Sencicle

The Daughters of Dover around the World

http://doversociety.homestead.com/DofDYazooCountyMississipp.html

"Thanks to John E Ellzey, Ricks Memorial Library Yazoo City and
Betty Scheider Chairman Yazoo Historical Society."  should read

Betty Schneider, web master for the Yazoo County MSGenWeb site.

Yazoo County 1850 Census Index
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Yazoo County 1850 Census

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·  Marriage Records & Bonds 1845 - 1917 

·  Chancery Court Records 1833 - 1948 

·  Deed Records 1824 - 1886 

·  Will Books 1833 - 1908 

·  Probate Records 1834 - 1870 

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·  Chancery Clerk
(Deed, Probate, Custody and Divorce Records) 
211 E. Broadway
Yazoo City, MS 39194
662-746-2661

·  Circuit Clerk 
(Marriage, Voting, and Criminal Trial Records) 
211 E. Broadway
Yazoo City, MS 39194
662-746-1872

Ricks Memorial Library  310 N. Main St. Yazoo City, MS 39194-4253  662-746-5557

The Yazoo Library, Yazoo Library Association has began a process of creating a county archives at the library.  The Circuit Court record packets dating back to 1859 to to about 1890 are currently being organized and indexed by number name etc. They had been in basement of courthouse crammed in a hallway for 80 years.   We also have 1880-1910 approx. chattel deeds and other volumes of civil war service records bound volumes yet to be indexed.   As time and space allow  volumes stored at old School in County will be moved to our facility and  a list will be compiled.  The 19th century items have been moved into a dry room in the old school until they can be moved.   Volunteers visiting the area are welcomed to help index.   Sincerely   Paul Cartwright Director B.S. Ricks Memorial Library Yazoo Library Association

·  Yazoo Historical Museum 
332 N. Main St. 
Yazoo City, MS 39194-4253 
662-746-2273
 

·  Yazoo County Chamber of Commerce 
211 E. Broadway St 
Yazoo City, MS 39194-4548 
662-746-1273
 

·  Yazoo Newspaper Co. 
Box #-720 

662-746-4911

Research Materials and Books Available for Purchase

"Family Maps of Yazoo County, Mississippi: Deluxe Edition", by Gregory A.Boyd, allows family history researchers, for the first time ever, to easily
learn where their ancestors' Yazoo County land is located, and WHO THEIR NEIGHBORS WERE! This is an important book to anyone interested in
Yazoo County history or the history of its families.  

    The book is published by Arphax Publishing Co. (www.arphax.com) of Norman, Oklahoma, and a link to "Family Maps of Yazoo County" can be clicked
on from their front-page. It costs $39.95 for the spiral-bound book, which can be purchased through Arphax's web-store or by mail (they have mail-in forms on
their web-site) or phone (1-800-681-5298). A library-edition (hardbound) is also available for $54.99.  
    "Family Maps of Yazoo County, Mississippi" is 408 pages in length, with 119 total maps. There are 3 maps for each of the 38 Congressional townships
that make up Yazoo County. Each Township has a Patent Map, Patent Index, Road Map, and a Map called a "Historical Map", which includes Waterways,
Watercourses & Railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include the City-centers and cemeteries that can be found at www.NationalAtlas.gov.  There is
also a Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the County. Included Appendices identify multi-Patentee
buying groups and also list the numerous Aliquot (section) parts you might find.

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About Yazoo County - 

Yazoo County was established January 21, 1823 as the state's 19th county and is the largest county in Mississippi. Yazoo County covers about
1,018 square miles (625,000 acres), most of which is used for farming. Situated in the west central part of the state, the county has some of the
most fertile soil in Mississippi. Yazoo, an Indian name meaning "death", was formed from part of the territory acquried 

After the acquisition of the Choctaw land, Yazoo County was quickly settled; mostly by pioneers from older parts of Mississippi, Alabama,
Georgia, Kentucky, North & South Carolina, and Tennessee. 

The first seat of justice, Beattie's Bluff, was located on the Big Black river, twelve or fifteen miles northwest of the present day site of Canton, Ms.
In 1829, the county seat was moved to Benton, and Beattie's Bluff died out. 

Benton, incorporated in 1836, became a place of importance in the 1830's and early 1840's. Surnames of some of the early settlers of the area include:
Holt, Burrus, Harden, Grayson, Battle, Miles, Morough, Hagerman, Williamson, Yandell, Rawlins, O'Reilly, Fisher, Jennings, McGaughey, & Blundell. 

The present day county seat, Yazoo City, was settled by pioneers in 1824. First called Hannan's Bluff by government surveyors, it later became
Manchester (named for Manchester, England) and changed to Yazoo City in 1839. In 1849 Yazoo city became the county seat leaving Benton to
shrink and in the early 1900's Benton had less than 300 people. 

Located on the left bank of the Yazoo river, Yazoo City is the largest town in Yazoo County. In the early 1900's Yazoo city was a town ideal for
commerce. It's easy access to railroads and the Yazoo & Mississippi rivers made it a center for shipping cotton and timber. 

Yazoo City's first newspaper was the "Political Progress" established in 1829. In 1831, the name was changed to the "Manchester Whig" and
later was called the "Yazoo Banner" he "Yazoo Democrat" was edited in 1844 by Major Ethelbert Barksdale and James Clark formed the
"Yazoo City Hearld" after the Civil War. 

Yazoo City burned twice before 1905. The first time was by General Arthur in 1864. After the war, Yazoo City was rebuilt only to burn again in 1904,
by the worst fire in state history. The entire business district and some residential areas were burned to the ground,
courtesy of a witch, according to local legend. 

Yazoo City has had its share of hard times. The city was hit hard twice by Yellow Fever. Epidemics in 1853 and 1878 killed
many residents and often entire families. The area also flooded twice before 1930. Once in 1882 and later during the historic flood of 1927
which caused widespread sickness and property damage. 

The information above was taken from: 
Mississippi planned and edited by Dunbar Rowland; Vol 11, 1907 
Hometown Mississippi compiled by James F. Brieger. Second edition, 1980

History of the USGenWeb Project In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index. At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page. That is how this project was started, and it is an invaluable resource to researchers. If you would like to participate by adopting a county, volunteering for one of the special projects, or adding your information with other researchers, please contact either  State Coordinator  Jeff Kemp  <kemp@netnitco.net> Assistanct State Coordinators Jackie Rhodes <kjrhodes@tycom.net> or Denise Wells <msgenasc@gmail.com>

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