Sandersville, MS

Sandersville is a town in Jones County, Mississippi, United States. The 2020 census counted 636 residents. Sandersville is part of the Laurel micropolitan area. Scottish settlers migrated here during the 1820s and built the Good Hope Presbyterian Church. Jones County is in the zone of Jones College. Sandersville makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Sandersville is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. In 1855, the town was named after the Sanders, a pioneer family. U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading southwest 9 miles to Laurel, the county's largest city, and northeast 10 miles to Stafford Springs. Interstate 59 passes just west of the town limits, with access from Exit 104.