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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Mississippi County is a county located in the Bootheel of the U.S. state of Missouri, with its eastern border formed by the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,577. The largest city and county seat is Charleston. The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and was named after the Mississippi River.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1823 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1845 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1845 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1845 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1848 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1850 | 3,123
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| 1860 | 4,859
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| 1870 | 4,982
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| 1880 | 9,270
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| 1890 | 10,134
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| 1900 | 11,837
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| 1910 | 14,557
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| 1920 | 12,860
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| 1930 | 15,762
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| 1940 | 23,149
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| 1950 | 22,551
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| 1960 | 20,695
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| 1970 | 16,647
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| 1980 | 15,726
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| 1990 | 14,442
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~momississ/
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