Copiah County, Mississippi

Copiah County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Hazlehurst
Year Organized: 1823
Square Miles: 777

Court House:

P.O. Box 551
County Courthouse
Hazlehurst, MS 39083-0551

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Copiah is a Native American word meaning calling panther.

Demographics:

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County History

The New Purchase acquired from the Choctaw Indians, October 18, 1820, had been erected into the large county of Hinds, and on January 21, 1823, it was deemed wise to create out of its extensive area the counties of Copiah and Yazoo. The original act defines the limits of Copiah as follows:

"Beginning on the eastern boundary line of Claiborne County, where the southern boundary line of township three strikes the same; thence east along said line to the Choctaw boundary line; thence southwardly with the same to the northern boundary of Covington County; thence westwardly along the old Choctaw boundary line to the southwest corner of the same; thence northwardly with the old Choctaw boundary to the beginning."

One year later Simpson County was formed from that portion of Copiah lying east of the Pearl River, and April 7, 1870, it surrendered a strip of its southern territory to Lincoln County. The name Copiah is an Indian word, signifying "calling panther."

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 779 square miles (2,019 km²), of which, 777 square miles (2,011 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (7 km²) of it (0.36%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Hinds County (north)
Simpson County (east)
Lawrence County (southeast)
Lincoln County (south)
Jefferson County (southwest)
Claiborne County (west)

Cities and Towns:

- Beauregard	village	Incorporated Area
- Crystal Springs	city	Incorporated Area
- Georgetown	town	Incorporated Area
- Hazlehurst (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Wesson	town	Incorporated Area

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