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Bay Springs is a city in and the western county seat of Jasper County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,670 at the 2020 census, [3] down from 1,786 at the 2010 census. [4] State highways 15 and 18 intersect at the city. It is part of the Laurel, Mississippi (in Jones County) micropolitan area.
The most prominent funeral homeowner in Biloxi, [1] he won a $500 million jury award in a contractual dispute with the rival funeral home company Loewen Group, later settling for $175 million. O'Keefe was a major donor to and chief fundraiser for the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art , named after his wife Annette, and many other civic, cultural and ...
Jasper County is located in the U.S. state of Mississippi.At the 2020 census, the population was 16,367. [1] In 1906, the state legislature established two county courts, one at the first county seat of Paulding in the eastern part of the county and also one at Bay Springs in the west, where the railroad had been constructed. [2]
The following people were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Bay Springs, Mississippi. Pages in category "People from Bay Springs, Mississippi" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Mississippi Highway 531 (MS 531) is a state highway in central Mississippi. The road starts at MS 28 near Taylorsville and travels northeastward. It crosses from Smith County to Jasper County, and ends at MS 18 in the town of Bay Springs. The route was designated in 1956 along its current alignment, and it was paved by 1960.
Heidelberg is located in southeastern Jasper County at (31.891249, -88.990952 The town limits extend northwest to encompass Exit 113 on Interstate 59. U.S. Route 11, running parallel to I-59, crosses the southeastern corner of the town.
Pass Christian was discovered by French-Canadian explorers in 1699, shortly after the first French colony was established in Biloxi. In June 1699, while sounding the channel at the Pass Christian peninsula, the French named that channel Passe aux Huîtres for the many oysters they found there.
Louin is located in northwestern Jasper County at (32.072112, -89.257890 Highway 15 leads south 7 miles (11 km) to Bay Springs, the western seat of Jasper County. Highway 15 leads northeast 4 miles (6 km) to Montrose.