Welcome to Lamar County MS
History and Genealogy
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Named for the post-Civil War Mississippi statesman Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, the county was carved out of Marion County to the west in 1904. It is largely a rural county, except for its northeast quarter, which is within the city limits of Hattiesburg.
The county seat is Purvis

Cities
Hattiesburg (mostly in Forrest County), Lumberton (partly in Pearl River County), Purvis
Towns
Sumrall
Census-designated places
West Hattiesburg
Unincorporated places
Baxterville -- Oloh

Lamar County Online Data

Biographies

Births

Cemeteries

Census

Church Histories/Records

County Records

Court Records

Deaths

Family Bibles

Forgotten Towns

Marriages

Military

Newspapers

Obituaries

Surnames

Wills/Legal Records 

Website Updates:
Jan 2009: WW2 Casualties
Death Notice for Carraway

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Surrounding Counties
* Covington County (north)
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Forrest County (east)
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Pearl River County (south)
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Marion County (west)
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Jefferson Davis County (northwest)
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