Welcome To Forrest County, Mississippi Genealogy Trails Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy This Site is maintained by Gene Phillips Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data for the free use of all researchers. We're looking for folks who share our dedication to putting data online and are interested in helping this project be as successful as it can be. If you are interested in joining Genealogy Trails, view our Volunteer Page for further information and then contact Kim. (Enough knowledge to make a basic webpage and a desire to transcribe data is required) Online Data   Biographies Births Books and References Cemeteries Census Church Records County Records Court Records Deaths Family Bibles Marriages Military Newspapers Obituaries Photo Album Surnames Wills   Website Updates Last Update 1 Jan 2010   Established in 1906, Forrest County was named after Nathan B. Forrest, a Confederate General.  Hattiesburg is the county seat.   Cities & Towns Hattiesburg Petal Brooklyn Camp Shelby Neighboring Counties Covington County Jones County Lamar County Pearl County Perry County Stone County Addresses & Off-Site Links City of Hattiesburg P O Box 1898,    Hattiesburg,    Mississippi,    39403 Phone: (601)545-4501 Forrest County Forrest County Chancery Clerk P.O. Box 951,  Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39401 Phone: (601) 545-6014, Fax: (601) 545-6095 Forrest County Circuit Court P.O. Drawer 992, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39401 Phone: (601) 582-3213, Fax: (601) 545-6093 South Mississippi Genealogical & Historical Society P.O. Box 15271, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39404   The Library 329 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, MS, 39401 Phone: (601) 582-4461  University of Southern Mississippi Libraries Visit our MS State Site Visit our National Site This page last updated on -- 1 Jan 2010 Copyright © Genealogy Trails All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.