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Covington CountyMississippi
Covington County is a county in Mississippi, with its seat in Collins. It was formed on February 5, 1819 from Lawrence and Wayne Counties and named after Leonard Covington.
- Founded1819
- County seatCollins
- Named forLeonard Covington
- Land area414 sq mi + 1.1 sq mi water
- Population18,340 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped17,464 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Covington on the map of Mississippi
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History
Formed in 1819 from Lawrence County and Wayne County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Covington County was created in 1819 from Lawrence and Wayne Counties. Over the following years, the county's boundaries shifted as parts were lost to the creation of new counties including Jones, Scott, Smith, and Jefferson Davis, and through transfers to Marion County.
- 1819Covington County created Covington created from Lawrence and Wayne. · Miss. Laws 1819, 1st sess., sec. 1/p. 22
- 1822
- 1823Lost territory Covington lost to creation of Bainbridge (extinct).to Bainbridge· Miss. Laws 1822-1823, 6th sess., ch. 16, sec. 1/p. 72
- 1824Gained territory Covington gained all of Bainbridge; Bainbridge eliminated.from Bainbridge· Miss. Laws 1823-1824, 7th sess., ch. 26/p. 35
- 1830Covington County created Non-County Area 9 created from Non-County Area 5 attached to Rankin and Simpson; Non-County Area 9 was attached to Covington. · Miss. Laws 1830, 13th sess., ch. 43/p. 46
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- 1819Covington County created Covington created from Lawrence and Wayne. · Miss. Laws 1819, 1st sess., sec. 1/p. 22
- 1822
- 1823Lost territory Covington lost to creation of Bainbridge (extinct).to Bainbridge· Miss. Laws 1822-1823, 6th sess., ch. 16, sec. 1/p. 72
- 1824Gained territory Covington gained all of Bainbridge; Bainbridge eliminated.from Bainbridge· Miss. Laws 1823-1824, 7th sess., ch. 26/p. 35
- 1825Gained territory Covington gained from Lawrence and Wayne. Part of the Covington gain from Lawrence was unintended. Marion had been authorized to gain from Lawrence, but local officials and residents treated the area as part of the territory transferred to Covington. · Miss. Laws 1825, 8th sess., ch. 22/p. 48
- 1826
- 1830Covington County created Non-County Area 9 created from Non-County Area 5 attached to Rankin and Simpson; Non-County Area 9 was attached to Covington. · Miss. Laws 1830, 13th sess., ch. 43/p. 46
- 1830Gained territory Covington gained all of Non-County Area 9 that was attached to it; Non-County Area 9 eliminated. · Miss. Laws 1830, 13th sess., ch. 70/p. 89
- 1833
- 1871Changed Redefinition of Covington boundary with Marion unintentionally implied a change that never took effect (no change). · Miss. Rev. Code 1871, ch. 2, art. 2, pars. 20-89/pp. 12-29
- 1876Boundary clarified Covington boundary with Marion was clarified, confirming boundaries observed since 1 February 1825 and implicitly correcting mistake of 13 May 1871 (no change).with Marionno change· Miss. Laws 1876, reg. sess., ch. 165/p. 272
- 1880Lost territory Covington lost to Marion. · Miss. Rev. Code 1880, reg. sess., ch. 2, pars. 24-87/pp. 49-70
- 1906Lost territory By 4 June 1906 Covington lost to creation of Jefferson Davis. · Miss. Laws 1906, spec. sess., ch. 166, secs. 1-2/pp. 179-180; Minutes of Jefferson Davis Co. Board of Supervisors, 4 June 1906, p. 1
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Covington
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 17,464 parcels from Covington County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 27 August 2026 · checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Covington County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Covington by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Records
County government
- County government
The official website of Covington County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Covington County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Covington County
- When was Covington County founded?
- Covington County was founded in 1819, formed from Lawrence County and Wayne County, and named after Leonard Covington.
- What is the county seat of Covington County?
- The county seat of Covington County is Collins.
- Is there an online parcel map for Covington County?
- Yes. Covington County publishes a parcel map of 17,464 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Covington County's boundary or name changed?
- Covington County was created in 1819 from Lawrence County and Wayne County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 10 later changes, chiefly involving Bainbridge County, Marion County and Wayne County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Covington County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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