County · code 28035
Forrest CountyMississippi
Forrest County is a county in Mississippi with its county seat in Hattiesburg. It was formed on January 6, 1908.
- Founded1908
- County seatHattiesburg
- Named forNathan Bedford Forrest
- Land area466 sq mi + 4.2 sq mi water
- Population78,158 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped42,698 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Forrest on the map of Mississippi
Mississippi has 82 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1908 from Perry County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Forrest County was created from Perry County. It was named after Nathan Bedford Forrest.
- 1908Forrest County created Forrest created from Perry. · Miss. Laws 1906, spec. sess., ch. 165, secs. 1, 4-5/pp. 174-175; Rowland, History, 2:720
- 1912Changed Legislature authorized the creation of Stone from Forrest, George, Harrison, and Perry, dependent upon local referendum that failed (no change). · HRS Miss., St. and Co., 112-113; Miss. Laws 1912, reg. sess., ch. 348, secs. 1, 3, 21/pp. 394-395, 402, and ch. 349, secs. 1, 3, 21/pp. 402-403, 409
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Forrest
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 42,698 parcels from Forrest County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 20 August 2026 · checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Forrest 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
Forrest 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
Forrest County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Forrest County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Forrest 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 Forrest County
- When was Forrest County founded?
- Forrest County was founded in 1908, formed from Perry County, and named after Nathan Bedford Forrest.
- What is the county seat of Forrest County?
- The county seat of Forrest County is Hattiesburg.
- Is there an online parcel map for Forrest County?
- Yes. Forrest County publishes a parcel map of 42,698 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Forrest County's boundary or name changed?
- Forrest County was created in 1908 from Perry County. Its boundary has been clarified one time since, with no change on the ground.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Forrest 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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