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Crawford Mississippi Map

Explore Crawford, 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 Crawford, Mississippi

How to Use This Crawford, Mississippi Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Crawford, 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 Crawford.

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	Crawford
State	Mississippi (MS)
County	Lowndes County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.301512
Longitude	-88.614769
Population	415
Density	114.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	39743
Area Code	662
County Seat	Columbus
School District	Lowndes County School District

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About Crawford, Mississippi

Crawford is a locality in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 415. The population density is 114.5 people per km². Crawford is located at 33.3015°N, 88.6148°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Crawford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39743.

Crawford holds a quiet position amidst the expansive, sun-drenched plains of Mississippi, where the South Branch Magowah Creek carves a persistent path through the silty earth. It lies 15.6 miles southeast of Starkville, MS (from Starkville, MS: bearing 131°T), and is situated 17.2 miles southwest of Columbus. The horizon remains wide and open, interrupted only by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Walnut Hills rising to the west, while the local air carries the heavy, sweet scent of damp soil and drying stalks. Within two miles, the Black Prairie WMA offers a sprawling expanse of native grasses that ripple under the afternoon wind, providing a sanctuary for wildlife that has persisted long after the arrival of the plow. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, turning the fields into a deep, burnished gold that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped below the reach of the trees.

Crawford grew from the steady labor of those who turned this fertile ground into a landscape of agriculture, a rhythm of planting and harvest that still dictates the pulse of the local economy today. The history of the place is etched into the grain of its wooden structures and the enduring silence of its crossroads, where the legacy of rail and field remains the primary currency of existence. While the scholarly influence of the Mississippi State University School of Forest Resources exerts a silent, scientific gravity from eighteen miles away, the daily life of the residents remains anchored to the immediate horizon, far from the reach of larger commerce or urban clamor. Life here moves with a deliberate, singular gravity, defined by the seasonal cycles of the land and the quiet, unyielding patience of those who continue to work the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Black Prairie Wma (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 056° NE
Private (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 068° E
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.0 mi, 248° W · 97k acres
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 9.4 mi, 265° W · 1,126 acres
Jesus statue (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 313° NW
Jacob's Well statue (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 313° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 13.2 mi, 168° S
Greek Column (fallen) (Public Artwork) — 14.5 mi, 317° NW
The Statue Of Knowledge (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 316° NW
Clock Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 316° NW
Sportsplex (Local Recreation) — 15.4 mi, 307° NW
Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 315° NW
Tombigbee National Forest (National Forest) — 16.9 mi, 257° W · 67k acres
Columbus Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 17.2 mi, 039° NE
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 17.9 mi, 098° E
Lake Lowndes State Park (State Park) — 19.6 mi, 065° NE
Legion Lake State Park (State Park) — 26.4 mi, 247° SW
Noxubee Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 28.1 mi, 255° W
Nanih Waiya (Historic Ruins) — 32.6 mi, 216° SW
Shark Tooth Creek (Attraction) — 34.7 mi, 123° SE
Chickasaw County Coliseum (Stadium) — 45.2 mi, 332° NW
French Camp Historic Village (Museum) — 45.3 mi, 270° W
Bynum Mound and Village Site (Historic Ruins) — 45.5 mi, 335° NW
Amory Regional Museum (Museum) — 47.4 mi, 009° N
Canal Place Cinema 7 (Cinema) — 48.0 mi, 219° SW
UWA Amphitheater (Theatre) — 54.8 mi, 153° SE
Kosciusko Heritage Foundation Museum (Museum) — 58.7 mi, 252° W
Wildcat Stadium (Stadium) — 59.1 mi, 161° S
Black Belt Overlook (Viewpoint) — 59.8 mi, 349° N
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 66.3 mi, 107° E · 395k acres

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