I was quite surprised to learn that most Mississippi counties published few county histories before the 1960s or even later. It is what it is, so here are those that I’ve found. However, there are several extensive state histories with biographical sections.
FAQ
1. While every county in the state is listed, links are only provided for titles that no longer fall under U.S. copyright laws. All (almost) links connect to free websites.
2. There are a few instances when a book has been digitized, but is only found on a paid site. In that case, no link is inserted, but a note as to the website where it has been found is given.
3. When a state history has also been found in digital format, it is listed in the STATE section that precedes the county list. I have limited STATE entries to those with county histories/biographical volumes in them.
4. There are a number of counties that DO have histories written, BUT they remain copyrighted material. Therefore, if a county has NONE after its name, it doesn’t mean there is no county history, just that none has been digitized. It’s also possible that the only digitized county history is included in one of the state volumes, so be sure to check those entries.
5. If the book is on FamilySearch, you will need a free account to access it. This list does NOT include town histories.
6. When all fifty states have been completed, I will post a PDF of them all.
7. One last note – it is very possible that a book is digitally available on more than one website. I’ve only included links to one site per book.
MISSISSIPPI
STATE – Biographical and historical memoirs of Mississippi: embracing an authentic and comprehensive account of the chief events in the history of the state, and a record of the lives of many of the most worthy and illustrious families and individuals, Volume 1, Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago, 1891.
STATE – Biographical and historical memoirs of Mississippi: embracing an authentic and comprehensive account of the chief events in the history of the state, and a record of the lives of many of the most worthy and illustrious families and individuals, Volume 2, Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago, 1891.
STATE – Mississippi: comprising sketches of towns, events, institutions, and persons, arranged in cyclopedic form, Volume 1, Dunbar Rowland, Southern Historical Publishing Association, Atlanta, 1907.
STATE – Mississippi: comprising sketches of towns, events, institutions, and persons, arranged in cyclopedic form, Volume 2, Dunbar Rowland, Southern Historical Publishing Association, Atlanta, 1907.
STATE – Mississippi: comprising sketches of towns, events, institutions, and persons, arranged in cyclopedic form, Volume 3, Dunbar Rowland, Southern Historical Publishing Association, Atlanta, 1907.
STATE – Mississippi as a Province, Territory, and State with Biographical Notices of Eminent Citizens, John Francis, Hamtramck, Power & Barksdale, Publishers & Printers, Jackson, Mississippi, 1880.
STATE – Mississippi, a history : a narrative historical edition preserving the record of the growth and development of the state together with genealogical and memorial records of its prominent families and personages, Volume 1, Walter Nesbit Taylor & George H. Ethridge, The Historical Record Association, Jackson, Mississippi, 1939. Not found.
STATE – Mississippi, a history : a narrative historical edition preserving the record of the growth and development of the state together with genealogical and memorial records of its prominent families and personages, Volume 2, Walter Nesbit Taylor & George H. Ethridge, The Historical Record Association, Jackson, Mississippi, 1939. Not found.
STATE – Mississippi, a history : a narrative historical edition preserving the record of the growth and development of the state together with genealogical and memorial records of its prominent families and personages, Volume 3, Walter Nesbit Taylor & George H. Ethridge, The Historical Record Association, Jackson, Mississippi, 1939. Not found.
STATE – Mississippi, a history : a narrative historical edition preserving the record of the growth and development of the state together with genealogical and memorial records of its prominent families and personages, Volume 4, Walter Nesbit Taylor & George H. Ethridge, The Historical Record Association, Jackson, Mississippi, 1939.
STATE – Recollections of Mississippi and Mississippians, Reuben Davis, Houghton Mifflin and Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1890.
ADAMS – NONE
ALCORN – History of Old Tishomingo County, 1832-1887, Bess Reynolds & Katherine Reynolds, Typescript, 1955. [FamilySearch film Item 2]
ALCORN – History of old Tishomingo County, Mississippi Territory, Fan Alexander Cochran, Barnhart Printing, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1969-1972.
AMITE – Amite County, Mississippi, 1699-1865, Volume 1, Albert Eugene Casey, Amity County Historical Fund, Birmingham, Alabama, 1948.
AMITE – Amite County, Mississippi, 1699-1865, Volume 2, Albert Eugene Casey, Amity County Historical Fund, Birmingham, Alabama, 1948.
AMITE – Amite County, Mississippi, 1699-1865, Volume 3, Albert Eugene Casey, Amity County Historical Fund, Birmingham, Alabama, 1948.
AMITE – Amite County, Mississippi, 1699-1865, Volume 4, Albert Eugene Casey, Amity County Historical Fund, Birmingham, Alabama, 1948. Not found.
AMITE – Amite County and Liberty, Mississippi sesqui-centennial : commemorating 150 years of progress, Historical Committee of the Sesqui-Centennial of Amite County, Mississippi, Wilk Amite Record, Gloster, Mississippi, 1959.
ATTALA – Kosciusko-Attala history, Kosciusko Attala Historical society, 1976.
ATTALA – An Index of names for Kosciusko-Attala County History, 198_
BENTON – NONE
BOLIVAR – NONE
CALHOUN – History of Calhoun County, Mississippi, J.S. Ryan & T.M. Murphree, The Calhoun Monitor, Pittsboro, Mississippi, 1904.
CARROLL – History of Carroll County, William Franklin Hamilton, manuscript, c1901 [FamilySearch film, Item 2]
CHICKASAW – NONE
CHOCTOW – Choctaw County chronicles: a history of Choctaw County, Mississippi, 1830-1973, James Plemon Coleman, Ackerman, Mississippi, 1974.
CHOCTAW – History of Choctaw County, Mississippi, Mrs. J. James, Addie M. Buck & G.W. Dudley, 19__.
CLAIBORNE – NONE
CLARKE – NONE
CLAY – NONE
COAHOMA – NONE
COPIAH – NONE
COVINGTON – NONE
DESOTO – NONE
FORREST – NONE
FRANKLIN – NONE
GEORGE – NONE
GREENE – NONE
GRENADA – NONE
HANCOCK – Historical Account of Hancock Counyt and the sea board of Mississippi, John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne, Hopkins Printing Office, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1876.
HARRISON – History of Harrison County, Mississippi, John H. Lang, Dixie Press, Gulfport, Mississippi, 1936.
HINDS – History of Hinds County, Mississippi, 1821-1922; published in commemoration of the centenary of the city of Jackson, Eron Opha Moore Rowland, Jones Printing Company, Jackson, Mississippi, 1922.
HOLMES – NONE
HUMPHREYS – NONE
ISSAQUENA – NONE
ITAWAMBA – NONE
JACKSON – NONE
JASPER – NONE
JEFFERSON – Jefferson County, E.R. Jones, typescript, 19__.
JEFFERSON DAVIS – NONE
JONES – NONE
KEMPER – NONE
LAFAYETTE – A History of Lafayette County, Mississippi, Clement John Sobotka, Rebel Press, Oxford, Mississippi, 1976.
LAMAR – NONE
LAUDERDALE – NONE
LAWRENCE – NONE
LEAKE – NONE
LEE – NONE
LEFLORE – NONE
LINCOLN – NONE
LOWNDES – NONE
MADISON – NONE
MARION – NONE
MARSHALL – NONE
MONROE – A Brief History of Aberdeen and Monroe County, Mississippi, Bertie Shaw Rollins, 1957.
MONTGOMERY – NONE
NESHOBA – NONE
NEWTON – History of Newton County, Mississippi: from 1834 to 1894, Alfred John Brown, Clarion-Ledger Company, Jackson, Mississippi, 1894.
NOXUBEE – NONE
OKTIBBEHA – NONE
PANOLA – NONE
PEARL RIVER – NONE
PERRY – NONE
PIKE – Pike County, Mississippi, 1789-1876: Pioneer Families and Confederate Soldiers, Reconstruction and Redemption, Luke Ward Conerly, Brandon Printing Company, Nashville, Tennessee, 1909.
PONTOTOC – The Story of Pontotoc, Part I-(III), EdmundT. Winston, Pontotoc Progress Printing, Pontotoc, Mississippi, 1931.
PRENTISS – History of Old Tishomingo County, 1832-1887, Bess Reynolds & Katherine Reynolds, Typescript, 1955. [FamilySearch film Item 2]
PRENTISS – History of old Tishomingo County, Mississippi Territory, Fan Alexander Cochran, Barnhart Printing, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1969-1972.
QUITMAN – NONE
RANKIN – NONE
SCOTT – NONE
SHARKEY – NONE
SIMPSON – NONE
SMITH – NONE
STONE – NONE
SUNFLOWER – NONE
TALLAHATCHIE – NONE
TATE – History of Tate County, Howard Carptner, editor, B/B Printing Company, Senatoba, Mississippi, 1975.
TIPPAH – NONE
TISHOMINGO – History of Old Tishomingo County, 1832-1887, Bess Reynolds & Katherine Reynolds, Typescript, 1955. [FamilySearch film Item 2]
TISHOMINGO – History of old Tishomingo County, Mississippi Territory, Fan Alexander Cochran, Barnhart Printing, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1969-1972.
TISHOMINGO – History of Old Tishomingo, Corinth Herald, Corinth, Mississippi, 1903.
TUNICA – NONE
UNION – NONE
WALTHALL – NONE
WARREN – NONE
WASHINGTON – NONE
WAYNE – NONE
WEBSTER – NONE
WILKINSON – Wilkinson County, Mississippi : historical facts and legends and including a complete list of all county volunteers in the Confederate Army 1861-65, Historical Committee of the Wilkinson County Civil War Centennial, 1962.
WINSTON – NONE
YALOBUSHA – NONE
YAZOO – Yazoo County story: a pictorial history of Yazoo County, Mississippi, covering both the old and the new, University Supply and Equipment, Fort Worth, Texas, 1958.