what county is waveland ms in?
Waveland, Mississippi, in Hancock county, is located 17 miles W of Gulfport, Mississippi (center to center) and is 47 miles NE of New Orleans, Louisiana. The city is in the Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula area. There are 6,674 residents in Waveland. Waveland History. Waveland was originally a part of the old Shieldsboro. In 1888, it became a separate municipality.