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Forrest County

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Lance C. Reid

601-545-6013

601-545-6017

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Street Address

641 North Main St

MS 39401

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 951

Hattiesburg, MS 39403

Office Hours

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Monday - Friday

E-Recordings Vendors: Simplifile

The Clerk’s office maintains the following indexes:

Original Entries – Patents
General Index – Deeds
General Index – Deeds of trust
General Index – Substitutions
Sectional Index
Map/Plat Book
Lis Pendens Record
Notice of Liens – Construction Liens
Federal Tax Liens
Federal Civil Judgments
Chancery Index/Docket
Board of Supervisors Minutes
Solid Waste/Garbage
Will Book

The Clerk’s office also maintains the following indexes:
Corporations Books and Bond Books

Online Records Search Availability:

  • Land Records: 1970 - Present , FTL 2009-Present, No Judgments

Be aware of the following issues when conducting a search in this county:

  • None Reported
Circuit Clerk

Judgment Roll  |  Civil Cases

Gwen Wilks

601-582-3213

601-545-6065

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Street Address

630 Main St

Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Mailing Address

P.O. Drawer 992

Hattiesburg, MS 39403

Office Hours

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Monday - Friday

Online Records Search Availability:

  • Judgment Roll: ---
  • Civil Cases: ---
Tax Assessor

Land Roll  |  Appraisal  |  Ownership Maps  |  GIS  |  Estimate

Mary Ann Palmer

601-545-6130

601-545-6180

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Street Address

601 North Main Street

Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 1626

Hattiesburg, MS 39403

Office Hours

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Monday - Friday

Tax Collector

Tax Receipts

Delbert W. Dearman

601-582-8228

601-545-6093

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Street Address

601 North Main Street

Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 1689

Hattiesburg, MS 39403

Office Hours

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Monday - Friday

Municipal Taxes
Solid Waste

The following minicipalities collect taxes own taxes:

None Reported

To verify status of solid waste billing, you may contact:

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Foreclosure Sales

Bulletin Board Location

Inside the main northeast-door on the right

Physical Sale Location

Northeast main entrance back door-of the Paul B. Johnson, Jr., Chancery Building, located at 641 Main Street, Hattisburg, Mississippi

Posting Charge

No Fee

Be Aware of these Unique Local Foreclosure Customs

None known.

Posting Requirements

Clerk will post notice for out-of-town attorneys, but you must provide affidavit of posting and self-addressed, stamped return envelope.

Publication Newspapers

Newspaper

Hattiesburg American

825 N. Main Street

Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Legal Notice Contact

Sheila Bradley

601-582-4321

601-584–3075

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Publication Information

Published Wed - Sun

Deadline is three working days prior to first publication