Rankin County, Mississippi Genealogy Records

Listed record inventories

Selected holdings and indexes for Rankin County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.

See the repository's descriptions and search options

Repository access note: Selected Mississippi Department of Archives and History courthouse microfilm catalog results, grouped by series, contents and district. This batch covers only a portion of the catalog, with emphasis on abstracts, court records and deeds; it is not a complete film inventory. Spans may contain gaps. Consult the catalog for individual reels, volumes and access.

Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.

Where to find the records

• Find Rankin County's official website

  We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the chancery clerk and the circuit clerk.

• The chancery clerk

  Deeds and other land records, and probate (wills and estates).

• The circuit clerk

  Marriage licenses and civil and criminal cases.

• The Mississippi Department of Archives and History

  In Jackson: county records on microfilm, Confederate records, newspapers and the state's original records.

• Mississippi Department of Archives and Historyfree

  The state archives in Jackson: county records on microfilm, Confederate service and pension records, newspapers and maps.

• FamilySearch Catalogfree

  Search by place for "Mississippi, Rankin" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.

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Boundaries and parent counties

Formed from: Hinds County

Check the parent county for earlier records: Hinds County

Later formed partly from Rankin County: Kemper County, Lauderdale County, Leake County, Neshoba County, Noxubee County, Scott County, Smith County, Winston County

Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1828, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.