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Welcome to Rawls Springs ...

Rawls Springs is located in Forrest County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rawls Springs: 601 & 769<3>

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)
  • Petal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Petal is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <4>
  • Ellisville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Purvis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sumrall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Seminary
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lux
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lux is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • West Hattiesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
  • Sanford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanford is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Goodluck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Forrest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rawls Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Rawls Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Rawls Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.