Seminary, MS

Seminary is a town in Covington County, Mississippi, United States. The 2020 census counted 305 residents. Okatoma Creek, part of the Pascagoula River watershed, runs through Seminary, and is popular for canoeing and kayaking. The area was sparsely populated prior to the Civil War. Churches within the town limits include St. Paul Baptist Church, Seminary Church of Christ, Seminary Methodist Church, and Grace Outreach Baptist Church. There are three schools within Seminary:. Seminary's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Mississippi setting.

The local scoop is how Seminary's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. In the same location as where the town sits today, Covington County resident and Presbyterian pastor A. Seminary is located in south-central Covington County. U.S. Highway 49 passes west of the town, leading northwest 7 miles to Collins, the county seat, and southeast 22 miles to Hattiesburg.