Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Stone County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Court records
- Abstract Books · T2 R15 S2-11 · courthouse microfilm1977
- Abstract Books · T2 R9-13 · courthouse microfilm1884-1939; 1941-1948; 1958-1975; 1949-1958
- Abstract Books · T3 R9-13 · courthouse microfilm1940-1957; 1933; 1982-1986; 1941-1957; 1962-1981
- Abstract Books · T12 R17 S2-13 · courthouse microfilm1986
- Abstract Books · Lots & Blocks · courthouse microfilm1900-1946; 1896-1946
- Abstract Books · T4 R9-13 · courthouse microfilm1966-1986; 1881-1914; 1940-1964
- Abstract Books · T2 R16 S2-11 · courthouse microfilm1979-1981
- Abstract Books · Lots & Blocks - Wiggins · courthouse microfilm1950-1986
- Abstract Books · Outside City · courthouse microfilm1977-1986
- Abstract Books · Lots & Blocks (Bond, McHenry & Perk-A.B) · courthouse microfilm1954-1986
- Abstract Books · T2 R4 S2-9 - R16 S2-13 · courthouse microfilm1984-1986
- Board of Supervisors' Minutes · courthouse microfilm1916–1985 · separate segments; gaps possible
- Chancery Court Minutes · courthouse microfilm1916–1986 · separate segments; gaps possible
- Chancery Court Minutes · Transcribed Harrison County · courthouse microfilm1886-1917; 1909-1917
- Chancery Dockets · courthouse microfilm1916–1986 · separate segments; gaps possible
- Circuit Court Docket · Civil & Criminal · courthouse microfilm1916-1944; 1945-1953; 1953-1970
- Circuit Court Docket · Civil · courthouse microfilm1962-1972; 1970-1976; 1975-1982; 1979-1982; 1980-1985
- Circuit Court Docket · Criminal · courthouse microfilm1970-1985; 1985
- Circuit Court Minutes · courthouse microfilm1900–1987 · separate segments; gaps possible
Deeds and land
- Abstract Books · An Index to Deeds · courthouse microfilm1830-1980
- Certified Land Corner Restoration · T2s · courthouse microfilm1960-1970
- Certified Land Corner Restoration · T4s · courthouse microfilm1960-1970
- Deed Books · Transcribed Harrison County · courthouse microfilm1840–1917 · separate segments; gaps possible
- Deed Books · courthouse microfilm1916–1986 · separate segments; gaps possible
Wills and estates
- Administrator's, Executor's & Guardian's Bonds · courthouse microfilm1916-1946; 1946-1979; 1980; 1980-1986
- Administrator's, Executor's & Guardian's Records · courthouse microfilm1916-1946; 1946-1977; 1978-1980; 1980-1986; 1983-1986
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 Stone 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, Stone" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Harrison County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Harrison County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1916, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Mississippi began statewide registration of births and deaths in 1912. Several counties lost records to fires or the Civil War; the state archives' county microfilm and the federal land records can fill gaps.