Seminary is a town in Covington County, Mississippi, United States.

[2] Okatoma Creek, part of the Pascagoula River watershed, runs through Seminary, and is popular for canoeing and kayaking.

In the same location as where the town sits today, Covington County resident and Presbyterian pastor A. R. Graves opened Zion Seminary, a boarding school for men and women, in 1845.

Local legend has it that the buildings were burned by Union sympathizers, but it is not clear if this is true.

[3] In the late 1800s, across the Piney Woods region of South Mississippi, lumber companies cut the virgin timber from these areas.

In the late 1800s, the residents petitioned the state of Mississippi to incorporate into a municipality, and the charter was granted in 1899.

Seminary is still a very small town, with only a handful of businesses, including stores, two banks, two doctor's offices, a pharmacy, an art studio, a hardware store, a barber shop, and one restaurant.

The population of the area, including the town of Seminary and the rural, unincorporated communities of Okahay, Eminence, Sanford, Lux, Foxtrot, Ora, Lone Star, and Richmond, grew by more than 10% between the 2000 and 2010 censuses[4] This significant growth is likely a result of a good school system and the area's proximity to Hattiesburg, which lies 10–20 minutes south of the Seminary area.

[citation needed] Seminary is located in south-central Covington County.

[citation needed] On October 8, 2015, six-term Mayor Billy Karolyi, Mayor Pro-Tem David Daniels, the city clerk, and the public works director all submitted their resignations.

[6] The city of Seminary is served Covington County School District.