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Ackerman Mississippi Map

Explore Ackerman, Mississippi, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Ackerman, Mississippi

How to Use This Ackerman, Mississippi Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ackerman, Mississippi. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Mississippi or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Ackerman.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Ackerman
State	Mississippi (MS)
County	Choctaw County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.310124
Longitude	-89.172843
Population	1,594
Density	273.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	39735
Area Code	662
County Seat	Ackerman
School District	Choctaw County School District

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About Ackerman, Mississippi

Ackerman is a locality in Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,594. The population density is 273.8 people per km². Ackerman is located at 33.3101°N, 89.1728°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ackerman is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39735.

Ackerman emerges from the red-clay earth as a quiet sentinel of the high ground, where the air hangs heavy with the scent of pine needles and damp loam. It lies 22.6 miles west-southwest of Starkville, MS (from Starkville, MS: bearing 245°T), and is situated 14.6 miles north-northwest of Louisville. The landscape around Ackerman is defined by the Noxubee Hills, which rise in modest, forested swells to the east, casting long shadows that stretch across the valley floor as the sun dips low. Just a mile away, the Yockanookany River carves a serpentine path through the brush, its waters moving with a deliberate, muddy patience that mirrors the tempo of the surrounding woods. To the north, the terrain softens into the deeper timber of the Tombigbee National Forest, where the canopy thickens and the light filters down in thin, golden needles of afternoon brilliance. Only three miles to the northeast, Choctaw Lake holds the sky in its still surface, reflecting the quietude of a geography that remains indifferent to the haste of the modern world.

Railroad tracks once dictated the pulse of Ackerman, anchoring its identity to the iron veins that brought trade and travelers to this inland crossroads. The economy here remains tethered to the timber and soil, a legacy of the mills and farms that have long sustained the families who put down roots in this specific patch of Mississippi. While the Tombigbee National Forest serves as a sprawling backyard for those seeking the solitude of the deep thickets, the daily life of Ackerman is marked by the simple, enduring sounds of traffic on the main thoroughfare and the distant chime of school bells. History here is not written in grand monuments but in the weathered brick of storefronts and the way the evening haze settles over the fields. It is a place where the passage of time is measured by the changing color of the leaves and the slow, cyclical return of the harvest, anchoring the spirit to a geography that demands little but offers a profound, steady sense of belonging.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tombigbee National Forest (National Forest) — 1.7 mi, 171° S · 67k acres
Choctaw Wma (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 171° S
Private (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 090° E
Noxubee Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 8.0 mi, 149° SE
Legion Lake State Park (State Park) — 12.6 mi, 147° SE
French Camp Historic Village (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 266° W
Ivy Park Sports Complex (Local Park) — 13.6 mi, 151° SE
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.8 mi, 115° SE · 97k acres
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 18.7 mi, 093° E · 1,126 acres
Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 23.2 mi, 063° NE
Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 064° NE
Firefighter Memorial (Monument) — 23.5 mi, 063° NE
Entrance Sign (Monument) — 23.8 mi, 066° NE
Clock Museum (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 065° NE
Will Clark Statue (Public Artwork) — 24.2 mi, 064° NE
Nanih Waiya (Historic Ruins) — 29.8 mi, 154° SE
Kosciusko Heritage Foundation Museum (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 232° SW
Canal Place Cinema 7 (Cinema) — 37.8 mi, 177° S
Chickasaw County Coliseum (Stadium) — 40.8 mi, 016° N
Bynum Mound and Village Site (Historic Ruins) — 42.6 mi, 018° N
Columbus Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 44.8 mi, 073° E
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.2 mi, 312° NW · 20k acres
Hugh White State Park (State Park) — 46.5 mi, 322° NW
Confederate fort (Historic Castle / Fort) — 47.6 mi, 314° NW
Confederate redoubt (Historic Castle / Fort) — 48.2 mi, 315° NW
Holly Springs National Forest (National Forest) — 51.9 mi, 322° NW · 156k acres
Amory Regional Museum (Museum) — 60.9 mi, 041° NE
Black Belt Overlook (Viewpoint) — 61.4 mi, 019° N
Shark Tooth Creek (Attraction) — 64.4 mi, 107° E

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