Ethel Mississippi Map

About Ethel, Mississippi

Ethel is a locality in Attala County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 348. The population density is 230.1 people per km². Ethel is located at 33.1204°N, 89.4659°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ethel is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39067.

Ethel occupies a quiet reach of the Mississippi interior, where the land settles into a rhythmic succession of ridges and shallow, shaded hollows. It lies 43.8 miles west-southwest of Starkville, MS (from Starkville, MS: bearing 239°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-northeast of Kosciusko. The morning light here possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, catching the dew on tall grasses before the heat of the day draws a haze over the dense, encroaching woodlands. Just a mile to the west, the dark, slow-moving waters of LeFlore Creek carve a winding path through the silt, providing a persistent, low-frequency pulse to the surrounding geography. Beyond the immediate canopy, the distant silhouette of the Noxubee Hills defines the horizon, a muted charcoal line against the pale sky that anchors the perspective of the entire landscape.

Ethel maintains a steady, deliberate pace that favors the memory of the soil over the frantic pace of the modern world. The local economy remains tethered to the patterns of the land, with agriculture and timber holding the primary weight of the daily labor that keeps the clock ticking. Residents often look toward the Yockanookany Wma, where the preservation of the native thickets offers a sanctuary for the local fauna and a quiet testament to the enduring wildness of the region. Even when the day’s work concludes, the atmosphere lingers in the stillness of the porches, where the proximity to the silence of the woods feels more substantial than any distant history.

About This Ethel Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ethel, Mississippi. Coordinates: 33.120406, -89.465906. 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 Ethel includes the ZIP code (39067), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Attala County (Kosciusko), and school district assignment (Attala 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.