Welcome to Rawls Springs ...

Rawls Springs is located in Forrest County<1>.

The location of Rawls Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Rawls Springs: Rawls Spgs. (or less commonly used: Rawls Spngs. or Rawls Sprngs.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Rawls Springs for more information about variations on the name of Rawls Springs.

Rawls Springs is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rawls Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Rawls Springs: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities near Rawls Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rawls Springs.

• Hattiesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattiesburg
  • Hattiesburg is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hattiesburg <5>
• Petal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
  • Petal is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <5>
• Ellisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
  • Ellisville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <5>
• Purvis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
  • Purvis is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <5>
• Sumrall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall
  • Sumrall is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumrall <5>
• Seminary
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
  • Seminary is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <5>
• Lux
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Lux is located in Covington County
• West Hattiesburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
  • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
• Goodluck
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
• McLaurin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • McLaurin is located in Forrest County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rawls Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rawls Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rawls Springs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rawls Springs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rawls Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Rawls Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rawls Springs ...

Looking for more information about Rawls Springs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rawls Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rawls Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rawls Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Forrest County: www.co.forrest.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/