Adams County Mississippi Genealogy and History

Founded: 1799

Named for: John Adams

County Seat: Natchez

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History

Adams County was created on April 2, 1799, from part of Pickering Territorial County. The county was organized eighteen years before Mississippi became a state. Four Mississippi governors have come from Adams County: David Holmes, George Poindexter, John A. Quitman, and Gerard Brandon.

In 1860, before the US Civil War, Adams County was the richest county in the United States.

Communities

City: Natchez (county seat and only municipality).

Census-designated places: Cloverdale, Morgantown.

Unincorporated communities: Cranfield, Kingston, Pine Ridge, Sibley, Stanton, Washington.

Ghost/extinct towns: , Arnot, Briers, Ellis Cliffs, Hutchins Landing, Kienstra, Selsertown.

Adams County Mississippi Genealogy Records Online

Adams Genealogical and Historical Societies

Historic Natchez Foundation
108 S. Commerce
Natchez, 39120

Adjacent counties

• Jefferson County (north)
• Franklin County (east)
• Wilkinson County (south)
• Concordia Parish, Louisiana (southwest)
• Tensas Parish, Louisiana (northwest)