Mississippi


County List

Workplaces are grouped by county. Each workplace name is followed by the owner's surname(s). Places without formal names are given the owner's name. Counties formed after 1865 are omitted.

 


ADAMS

Formed in 1799 from Natchez District


 

AMITE

Formed in 1809 from Wilkinson Co.

 

ATTALA

Formed in 1833 from Choctaw Cession of 1830

 

BAINBRIDGE

Formed in 1823 from Covington Co., merged into Covington Co. in 1824

 

BOLIVAR

Formed in 1836 from Choctaw Cession of 1830

 

BOURBON

Formed in 1785, became Adams and Wlkinson Co.s in 1788

 

CALHOUN

Formed in 1852 from Chickasaw, Lafayette and Yalobusha Co.s

 

CARROLL

Formed in 1833 from Choctaw Cession

 

CHICKASAW

Formed in 1836 from Chickasaw Cession of 1830

 

CHOCTAW

Formed in 1833 from Choctaw Cession

 

CLAIBORNE

Formed in 1802 from Jefferson Co.

 

CLARKE

Formed in 1833 from Choctaw Cession of 1830

 

COAHOMA

Formed in 1836 from Chickasaw Cession of 1836

 

COPIAH

Formed in 1823 from Hinds Co.

 

COVINGTON

Formed in 1819 from Lawrence and Waynes Co.s

 

DESOTO

Formed in 1836 from Native American lands

 

FRANKLIN

Formed in 1809 from Adams Co.

 

GREENE

Formed in 1811 from Amite, Franklin and Wayne Co.s

 

HANCOCK

Formed in 1812 from Mobile District

 

HARRISON

Formed in 1841 from Hancock and Jackson

 

HINDS

Formed in 1821 from Choctaw Cession of 1820


 

HOLMES

Formed in 1833 from Yazoo Co.


 

ISSAQUENA

Formed in 1844 from Washington Co.


 

ITAWAMBA

Formed in 1836 from Chickasaw Cession of 1832

 

JACKSON

Formed in 1812 from Mobile District

 

JASPER

Formed in 1833 from Native American lands

 

JEFFERSON

Formed in 1799 from Natchez Co.

 

 

JONES

Formed in 1826 from Covington and Wayne Co.s. Renamed Davis Co. in 1865, renamed Jones Co. in 1869

 

KEMPER

Formed in 1833 from Choctaw Cession of 1830

 

LAFAYETTE

Formed in 1836 from Chickasaw Cession

 

LAUDERDALE

Formed in 1833 from Choctaw Cession

 

LAWRENCE

Formed 1814 from Marion Co.

 

LEAKE

Formed in 1833 from Choctaw Cession

 

LOWNDES

Formed in 1830 from Monroe Co.

 

MADISON

Formed in 1828 from Yazoo Co.

 

MARION

Formed in 1811 from Amite, Wayne and Franklin Co.s

 

MARSHALL

Formed in 1836 from Chickasaw Cession of 1832

 

MONROE

Formed in 1821 from Chickasaw Cession of 1821


 

NESHOBA

Formed in 1833 from Choctaw Cession of 1830

 

NEWTON

Formed in 1836 from Neshoba

 

NUXOBEE

Formed in 1833 from Choctaw Cession of 1830


 

OKTIBBEHA

Formed in 1833 from Choctaw Cession of 1830

 

PANOLA

Formed in 1836 from Chickasaw Cession of 1830

 

PERRY

Formed in 1820 from Greene Co.

 

PICKERING

Formed in 1799, renamed Jefferson in 1802

 

PIKE

Formed in 1815 from Marion

 

PONTOTOC

Formed in 1836 from Chickasaw Cession of 1832

 

RANKIN

Formed in 1828 from Hinds Co.

 

SCOTT

Formed 1833 from Choctaw Cession of 1832

 

SIMPSON

Formed in 1824 from Choctaw Cession of 1820

 

SMITH

Formed in 1833 from Choctaw Cession of 1830

 

SUNFLOWER

Formed in 1844 from Bolivar Co.

 

TALLAHATCHIE

Formed in 1833 from Choctaw Cession of 1830

 

TIPPAH

Formed in 1836 from Chickasaw Cession of 1832

 

TISHOMINGO

Formed in 1836 from Chickasaw Cession of 1832

 

TUNICA

Formed in 1836 from Chickasaw Cession of 1832

 

WARREN

Formed in 1809 from Natchez District

 

WASHINGTON

Formed in 1827 from Warren and Yazoo Co.s

 

WAYNE

Formed in 1809 from Old Washington Co. in MS Terrotory

 

WILKINSON

Formed in 1802 from Adams Co.(?)Atornich Plantation - Withers


 

WINSTON

Formed in 1833 from Choctaw Cession of 1830

 

YALOBUSHA

Formed in 1833 from Choctaw Cession of 1830

 

YAZOO

Formed in 1823 from Hinds Co.