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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
Williamsburg, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°37′10″N 89°36′38″W / 31.61944°N 89.61056°W / 31.61944; -89.61056
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyCovington
Elevation341 ft (104 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID679722

Williamsburg, (also spelled as Williamsburgh), is an Unincorporated community in Covington County, Mississippi, United States. Williamsburg served as the county seat from 1829 until 1906. Three separate courthouses were built and subsequently burned in Williamsburg. The last courthouse was burned by an arsonist. Train service was brought to an area nearby named Williamsburg Depot, which was renamed Collins. Williamsburg lost its status as a county seat and was replaced by Collins.

A post office operated under the name Williamsburgh from 1827 to 1891 and under the name Williamsburg from 1891 to 1907.

A book about the community and its graveyards was published in 2013.

Notable native

References

  1. "Williamsburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Maples, Nancy Jo. "Williamsburg cemetery holds historical value for Covington County". Today in Mississippi. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  3. Mississippi (1906). Laws of the State of Mississippi. Fall & Marshall, state printers. p. 424.
  4. "Covington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  5. Anderson, Joanne (January 23, 2013). "New book depicts life in 19th century Williamsburg, Mississippi (Sampling History)". gulflive.com.
  6. "HALL, Robert Samuel (1879-1941)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
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