Situated along the Chickasawhay River, near the intersection of Mississippi Routes 57 and 63, the town of Leakesville is the county seat of Greene County, Mississippi. Although a settlement existed there as early as 1812, including a sawmill, the community was platted as the county seat in 1826, chosen for its location along the river and the Paulding Road, as the river served as the primary highway for commerce in those days and the Paulding Road was one of the first Federal Roads to cross the Piney Woods. Named for Walter Leake, the third governor of Mississippi, the Leakesville post office has been in operation since 1829. Leakesville’s early economy was based on lumbering, farming, raising stock, and turpentine. The Battle of McLeod’s Mill was fought in Leakesville on December 10, 1864. After the Civil War, large quantities of the Piney Woods were harvested, and several sawmills and turpentine stills were established in the town or nearby. The Vinegar Bend Lumber Company extended its track to Leakesville in 1903, which was itself connected to a line running to Pascagoula. Leakesville was incorporated as a town in 1906. Its first town marshall was Pat Harrison, who later became a US Senator. The South Mississippi Correctional Institution, operated by the Mississippi Department of Corrections, is located near Leakesville. The city of Dueitt is across the river, to the southeast of Leakesville. Other nearby communities include Bradley, Hillman, Jonathan, Pisgah, and Rounsaville. Mobile, Alabama is about fifty-six miles southeast, and Hattiesburg, Mississippi is about fifty-two miles northwest of Leakesville.
Recommended Resources
Associated with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, the congregation meets at its facilities on Mississippi Street in Leakesville, Mississippi. A profile of the church, its beliefs and practices are featured, along with a worship service schedule, calendar of events, and church bulletin.
http://www.faithpresbyterianleakesville.org/
Freeman Funeral Home - Leakesville Chapel
Situated on Lackey Street, the Leakesville, Mississippi funeral home facility is independently owned and operated, offering full funeral home services, large chapels, and handicapped facilities. Directions, its pre-arrangement policies, merchandise, and contacts are posted, and obituaries are posted to the site.
http://www.freemanleakesville.com/
Headquartered in Leakesville, Mississippi, the county seat, the public school system offers a K-12th grade education through Greene County High School, Leakesville Junior High School, Leakesville Elementary School, McLain Attendance Center, and Sand Hill Attendance Center, as well as an alternative learning center and the Greene County Vocational-Technical School, each of which are highlighted here.
http://www.greene.k12.ms.us/
Leakesville Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
The privately owned and locally operated 60-bed nursing home facility is located on Melody Lane in the city of Leakesville, Mississippi. A profile of the facility, its admissions policies, services, and contacts are published to the site, along with a nursing home report card, newsletter, and a gallery of photographs.
http://www.leakesvillerehab.com/
The official municipal web site for the county seat of Greene County offers meeting schedules, agendas and minutes, a calendar of events, administrative contacts and office hours, local business contacts, and a guide to area health care facilities, schools, and organizations.
http://www.leakesville.ms.gov/
Maintained by the town of Leakesville, Mississippi, the site offers a history and profile of the municipality, but is otherwise focused on the water department, including its rates and policies, service requests, and online bill payment, water quality reports, conservation tips, board meeting schedules, and access to various forms and reports.
http://www.leakesvillems.com/
