Purvis is a U.S. city in and the county seat of Lamar County, Mississippi. [3] It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,175 at the 2010 census. The Town of Purvis was incorporated on February 25, 1888 [4] and was founded by and named after Thomas Melville Purves, originally of Marion County ... More @Wikipedia
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