Crawford Mississippi Map

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.

About This Crawford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crawford, Mississippi. Coordinates: 33.301512, -88.614769. 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 Crawford includes the ZIP code (39743), telephone area code (662), county seat of Lowndes County (Columbus), and school district assignment (Lowndes 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.