Golden Mississippi Map
Explore Golden, Mississippi, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Golden, Mississippi
| City | Golden |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| County | Tishomingo County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 34.488431 |
| Longitude | -88.188654 |
| Population | 192 |
| Density | 127.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 38847 |
| Area Code | 662 |
| County Seat | Iuka |
| School District | Tishomingo County Schools |
About Golden, Mississippi
Golden is a locality in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 192. The population density is 127.8 people per km². Golden is located at 34.4884°N, 88.1887°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Golden is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38847.Golden occupies a quiet expanse of the northern Mississippi landscape, where the earth shifts from the clay-heavy lowlands toward the rugged elevation of Chinquapin Ridge. It lies 33.4 miles east-northeast of Tupelo, MS (from Tupelo, MS: bearing 61°T), and is situated 4.3 miles northwest of Red Bay. Epps Branch cuts a persistent, narrow path through the terrain, its waters carving into the loamy soil that defines the local topography. Only three miles to the west, the basin of Gum Flats offers a stark, open contrast to the dense stands of hardwood that shade the surrounding acreage. The light here tends to soften in the late afternoon, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped below the rise of the landscape.
Golden sustains itself through a rhythm of agriculture and small-scale industry, grounded in the persistence of those who have worked this soil for generations. The influence of Tishomingo State Park, located just seven miles away, serves as a reminder of the ancient, weathered geology that shapes the broader region. While Bates Lake lies five miles distant, providing a localized stillness to the landscape, the daily life of the inhabitants remains tethered to the crossroads and the slow, deliberate movement of the seasons. There is a particular weight to the air here, a stillness that suggests a history built not on grand gestures, but on the quiet, steady accretion of days spent working the land under the vast, unblinking sky.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Tishomingo State Park (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 004° N
- State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 7.5 mi, 067° NE
- Canal Section Wma (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 274° W
- Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway at G. V. Montgomery (Recreation Area) — 8.0 mi, 265° W
- Waterfall (Viewpoint) — 8.3 mi, 005° N
- Private (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 269° W
- Cave Springs (Historic Ruins) — 11.0 mi, 014° N
- Brunton Mound (Historic Ruins) — 11.3 mi, 017° N
- Thomas State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 16.5 mi, 051° NE
- Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 224° SW
- Cherokee Military Memorial (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 034° NE
- Bonner Arnold Coliseum (Stadium) — 24.7 mi, 300° NW
- W.M. Browning Cretaceous Fossil Park Monument (Monument) — 26.1 mi, 285° W
- Seven-mile Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 26.8 mi, 046° NE · 3,204 acres
- J.P. Coleman State Park (State Park) — 27.4 mi, 001° N
- Toll Gate Historic Marker (Monument) — 28.4 mi, 156° SE
- Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.8 mi, 050° NE · 2,106 acres
- Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 28.9 mi, 010° N · 20k acres
- Natchez Trace Visitors Center (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 250° W
- F-105 Thunderchief (Attraction) — 31.9 mi, 241° SW
- William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 32.8 mi, 093° E · 182k acres
- Steam Engine Mural (Public Artwork) — 35.8 mi, 056° NE
- Tupelo Buffalo Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 36.0 mi, 248° W
- Caboose (Attraction) — 36.1 mi, 328° NW
- Norton Auditorium (Theatre) — 36.3 mi, 053° NE
- Shoals Community Theatre (Theatre) — 36.3 mi, 053° NE
- Northeast Mississippi Museum (Museum) — 36.6 mi, 329° NW
- Oren Dunn City Museum (Museum) — 36.9 mi, 243° SW
- Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 39.4 mi, 104° E · 26k acres
- Holly Springs National Forest (National Forest) — 48.6 mi, 295° NW · 156k acres
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About This Golden Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Golden, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.488431, -88.188654. 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 Golden includes the ZIP code (38847), telephone area code (662), county seat of Tishomingo County (Iuka), and school district assignment (Tishomingo County Schools).
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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
