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Mississippi County
Itawamba County, Mississippi
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and Itawamba County's manufacturing heritage - from the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway's Itawamba County passage (the Tenn-Tom's navigation channel and recreational lakes pass through Itawamba County, providing boating, fishing, and water recreation along the 234-mile waterway that connects the Tennessee River to the Gulf of Mexico) to Itawamba County's significant manufacturing economy (northeast Mississippi's furniture, automotive supply, and food processing industries are well represented in Itawamba County, providing manufacturing employment in a region that has attracted significant industrial investment).
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Office: Itawamba County Emergency Management – 107 W. Wiygul St, Fulton, MS 38843; Director Patrick Homan; maintains a countywide public storm shelter map.
Sheriff: Itawamba County Sheriff’s Office – 201 S. Cummings St, Fulton, MS 38843 | (662) 862-3401 | Jail/Non-emergency (662) 862-7300 | Fax: (662) 862-9209; Sheriff Chris Dickinson; Hours: Mon-Fri 8 AM-5 PM.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-78 and MS-25 serve Fulton, the county seat, on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, roughly halfway between Memphis, TN and Birmingham, AL, part of the Tupelo Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Notes: Itawamba County was founded in 1836 on land ceded under the Treaty of Pontotoc, named for Chickasaw leader Levi Colbert (“Itawamba Mingo,” meaning “Bench Chief”), a prominent and influential figure during the Indian Removal era who died before his people were relocated. Roughly 23,860-24,150 residents across 533-540 square miles. Fulton was established as county seat in 1836-1837 after Kenneth Clarke, John D. Miller, and Robert A. Miller donated 50 acres of land; incorporated May 11, 1837, with the first courthouse built the same year.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Itawamba County Courthouse – 201 W. Main Street, PO Box 776, Fulton, MS 38843 | (662) 862-3421.
Notes: Itawamba County is genuinely the birthplace of jazz bandleader and saxophonist Jimmie Lunceford (born June 6, 1902 on a family farm in the Evergreen community west of the Tombigbee River, near Fulton). Lunceford went on to lead one of the most celebrated swing orchestras in American history – bandleader Benny Goodman reportedly considered Lunceford’s band superior even to Duke Ellington’s and Count Basie’s – and his orchestra held a celebrated residency at Harlem’s Cotton Club beginning in 1934. A Mississippi Blues Trail marker in Fulton commemorates him. The Natchez Trace Parkway and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway both pass through the county, and Itawamba Community College is a nationally recognized institution based in Fulton.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Itawamba County Veterans Service Office – confirm current contact via itawamba.gov.
Federal: VA facilities accessible via a Memphis, TN or Tupelo, MS VA clinic; confirm current routing.
Libraries
LIBRARIES
Confirm current Fulton public library address/phone via itawamba.gov (the Sheriff’s Office has historically also served as county librarian under Mississippi statute).
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: The Natchez Trace Parkway, the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, PlayGarden Park in downtown Fulton, and the Jimmie Lunceford Mississippi Blues Trail marker are the county’s premier attractions.
Notes: The genuine Jimmie Lunceford birthplace connection is one of the most significant jazz history facts covered anywhere in this project.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Itawamba County Tax Assessor – confirm current contact via itawamba.gov.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
As of late 2025, Itawamba County has been without an operational animal shelter since the Fulton Animal Shelter closed in Spring 2024 – flagged honestly rather than smoothed over. A community-led effort (supported in part by the annual “Bucks for Barks” Chili Cookoff fundraiser) has been working toward building a new Itawamba Animal Shelter, with a tentative groundbreaking goal of 2026. Confirm current status via itawamba.gov or the Sheriff’s Office, (662) 862-3401.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Itawamba County Solid Waste – confirm current contact via itawamba.gov.
NOTES: Itawamba County is the first county in the fifth batch of the Mississippi v2 A+ sourced redo. The genuine Jimmie Lunceford birthplace connection is one of the most significant jazz history facts covered anywhere in this project. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Itawamba County
Itawamba County is northeast Mississippi’s Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and manufacturing corridor county – the Tenn-Tom’s recreational lakes and the county’s diverse manufacturing base define a northeast Mississippi community anchored by Fulton.
Fulton (the county seat, population ~4,000) serves Itawamba County’s manufacturing and agricultural communities near the Alabama border.
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Itawamba County Tax Assessor at 201 W. Main Street, Fulton, MS 38843, phone 662-862-3421. MS residential assessed at 10% of true value.
Courts & Legal
Itawamba County Chancery Court at 201 W. Main Street, Fulton, MS 38843, phone 662-862-3421, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
CHANCERY CLERK
201 W. Main St., Fulton, MS 38843
(662) 862-3421
CIRCUIT CLERK
201 W. Main St., Fulton, MS 38843
(662) 862-3421
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Itawamba County Chancery Court (probate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Itawamba County genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
Itawamba County Chancery Court 201 W. Main Street (mail: P.O. Box 776), Fulton, MS 38843 (662) 862-3421 Itawamba County is in Mississippi’s northeastern corner, seated in Fulton.
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Mississippi has not adopted the Uniform Probate Code and instead follows its own statutory framework under Miss. Code Ann. Title 91, Chapter 7. Mississippi’s small-estate threshold, at $75,000, is one of the lowest in the country, so most estates end up needing at least some court involvement.
Small Estate Affidavit (Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-322) – personal property only, up to $75,000 (excluding liens and encumbrances). A 30-day waiting period after death applies. The affidavit is presented directly to whoever holds the property (a bank, for instance); that party is not required to investigate the truth of the affidavit and is protected from liability once it complies.
Muniment of Title (Miss. Code Ann. § 91-5-35) – a limited proceeding to transfer real property named in a will, without full administration, when the estate’s non-real-estate assets are $75,000 or less and all debts (including taxes) have been paid. A petition is still filed with the Chancery Court to declare the will valid; the will and court order are then recorded in the land records.
Formal Administration – required for most estates with real property beyond the muniment-of-title threshold or significant liquid assets. The Chancery Judge reviews the petition, the will (if any), and supporting documents before issuing Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration appointing the personal representative.
Step 2: filing for probate
File a petition with the Chancery Court in the county where the decedent was domiciled.
The personal representative inventories assets and notifies creditors; Mississippi’s creditor claim period runs 90 days (Miss. Code Ann. § 91-7-145).
Claims and disputes are adjudicated by the Chancery Court if contested.
Once debts are settled and the creditor period closes, the estate can be distributed and closed.
What it costs
Costs are the Chancery Clerk’s per-county filing fee (built on the statewide base under Miss. Code § 25-7-9), plus recording fees and publication costs.
Mississippi has no state estate tax or inheritance tax. Only the federal estate tax could separately apply, and only to very large estates.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
201 W. Main St., Fulton, MS 38843
(662) 862-3401
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTIONS
201 W. Main St., Fulton, MS 38843
(662) 862-3421
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
MS Dept of Health — Northeast Region
(662) 862-4929
Itawamba Community Hospital
(662) 862-3421
North Mississippi Medical Center — Iuka
nmhs.net (Iuka — accessible)
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Itawamba County Health Department (Mississippi State Department of Health) – confirm current phone via itawamba.gov.
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County Facts
County Seat: Fulton
Population: 23,000
Area: 532 sq mi
Established: 1836
Tier: 3
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