Bogue Chitto Mississippi Map

About Bogue Chitto, Mississippi

Bogue Chitto is a locality in Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 864. The population density is 52.6 people per km². Bogue Chitto is located at 32.8323°N, 88.9184°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 39629, 39350.

Bogue Chitto unfolds across a landscape of heavy timber and deep, loamy earth, defined by the persistent, dark passage of the Bogue Chitto as it carves a winding path through the pines. It lies 9.7 miles south of Brookhaven, MS (from Brookhaven, MS: bearing 184°T), and is situated 13.5 miles north of McComb. The air here holds a permanent weight of humidity, cooling only when the sun retreats behind the distant, shadowed silhouette of Hope Hill. Beyond the river’s immediate banks, the land rises into subtle, verdant swells where light filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the dust motes that hang suspended in the stillness of the afternoon. Travelers seeking the quietude of the interior often find their way toward the expanse of Bethel Park, where the forest floor is a mosaic of fallen needles and the quiet rustle of undergrowth suggests a pace of life governed by the slow cycles of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock.

Bogue Chitto bears the quiet mark of generations who turned the soil and harvested the pine, establishing an economy rooted in the stubborn vitality of agriculture and the steady trade of the timber industry. The history of the place is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the fields and the persistent maintenance of the rail lines that once anchored local commerce. While the modern day moves with a different cadence, the memory of the early settlers lingers in the wood-frame architecture that persists against the encroaching vine. Those who spend their time here often look toward the stillness of Clarks Lake, a place where the water reflects the gray-blue sky with a clarity that renders the surrounding woods twice as deep, providing a respite that confirms the enduring, solitary character of the region.

About This Bogue Chitto Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bogue Chitto, Mississippi. Coordinates: 32.832345, -88.918434. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bogue Chitto includes the ZIP code (39629, 39350), telephone area code (228, 601), county seat of Lincoln County (Brookhaven), and school district assignment (Neshoba County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.