Welcome to Rawls Ferry ...

Rawls Ferry is located in Forrest County<1>.

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

Rawls Ferry is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Rawls Ferry: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities near Rawls Ferry ...

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

• Ellisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• New Augusta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
  • New Augusta is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <5>
• Seminary
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• West Hattiesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
• Lux
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Lux is located in Covington County
• McLaurin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
• Ovett
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
  • Ovett is located in Jones 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 Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rawls Ferry.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rawls Ferry. 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 Ferry.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rawls Ferry ...

Looking for more information about Rawls Ferry? 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 Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rawls Ferry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rawls Ferry. 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/