Westville is a town in Simpson County, Mississippi established in the 19th century.[1]
Westville was the county seat from 1827 to 1887 when the seat was moved to Mendenhall, Mississippi. In 1905, the seat was briefly returned to Westville, but returned to Mendenhall the next year. The courthouse was originally built in 1827, but was destroyed in a fire a few years later. It was rebuilt, burned down again, and finally rebuilt out of brick. Today all that remains of the original Westville is the cemetery.