Warren County Government

Geographically located with the Mississippi River forming its western border and basically situated between two other rivers, the Yazoo and the Big Black, Warren County is a mixture of fertile Delta lands, hardwood forested hills, and lakes and wetlands ideal for wildlife. The county is 43rd in size of Mississippi's 82 counties. Warren County was organized in 1809 and had been a part of Jefferson and Claiborne counties in the Old Natchez District.

The first court session in the county was held in a log cabin near Yokena in 1809, followed shortly by the construction of a brick courthouse at Warrenton, the first county seat. In 1825 the seat of government was moved to Vicksburg. At one time the towns of Warrenton, Walters, and Fostoria (also called Speeds) were incorporated municipalities. Warrenton is extinct, and the others are now part of Vicksburg. Towns were also planned at Cardiff and Cedars but never materialized, leaving Vicksburg as the only incorporated municipality in Warren County.