COUNTIES Wayne: Founded in 1809. County seat is Waynesboro. Greene: Founded in 1811. County seat is Lucedale. Marion: Founded in 1811. County seat is Columbia. Lawrence: Founded in 1814. County seat is Monticello. Pike: Founded in 1815. County seat is Magnolia. Covington: Founded in 1819. County seat is Collins. Jones: Founded in 1826. County seats are Laurel and Ellisville. Perry: Founded in 1829. County seat is New Augusta. Lincoln: Founded in 1870. County seat is Brookhaven. Lamar: Founded in 1904. County seat is Purvis. Forrest: Founded in 1906. County seat is Hattiesburg. Jefferson Davis: Founded in 1906. County seat is Prentiss. Walthall: Founded in 1910. County seat is Tylertown. THE PINEY WOODS ሖሗመ Return to Table of Contents