Marion
County W. P. A. History
CHAPTER I
FORMATION
SHAPE, SIZE, AND BOUNDARIES
Marion County as it is to-day is bounded on
the North by Jefferson Davis and a division of
Lawrence, east by Lamar, south by Pearl River and
Louisiana, and west by Walthall and another
division of Lawrence. It is a trapezoid in shape
with its eastern and northern boundaries
considerable longer than those of the western and
southern limits and has a land area of 550 square
miles. Marion County was, in the original area,
considerable larger than it is at the present
time. At different times the counties of Lawrence,
Pike, and Lamar have been carved from her
territory. Lawrence County was created December
1814 and Pike was Pike County about one year
later, or in December 1815. In 1888 the remaining
territory of Marion County was divided in two
judicial districts and Purvis was made the seat of
justice for the second district. In 1904 the
second district applied for admission as a county,
their petition was granted, and Lamar County came
into existence March 10, of that year.
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