Harrison County, Mississippi Map
Explore Harrison County, Mississippi with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 9 cities and towns in Harrison County below.
Interactive Map of Harrison County, Mississippi
| County | Harrison |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| County Seat | Gulfport |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 30.408272 |
| Longitude | -89.12016 |
| Cities & Towns | 9 |
| Area Codes | 228 |
About Harrison County, Mississippi
Harrison County occupies a stretch of the Gulf Coast where the earth dissolves into the salt-heavy influence of the sea. The landscape here is defined by a low, sandy plain that rises gradually from the white-fringed shoreline into dense, pine-dominated flatwoods and marshy drainage basins. Rivers and bayous carve dark, tea-colored arteries through the silt, moving with a sluggish deliberation toward the sound. In the humid afternoons, the air grows thick and expectant, holding the heat until the horizon turns the color of a bruised plum, casting a long, liquid light over the tall grasses that sway in the wake of the incoming tide.
Harrison County emerged from the legislative reorganization of the mid-nineteenth century, carved from the broader territories that had long been shaped by French, Spanish, and British colonial tides. Its administrative center was established to anchor the governance of a region that had transitioned from a frontier outpost to a site of maritime exchange. The early decades were defined by the steady expansion of timber mills and the arrival of deep-water vessels, which turned the harbor into a crucible for labor and commerce. Even now, the weight of those formative years lingers in the architecture of the older corridors, where the foundations of brick and cypress seem to hold the memory of ships that once anchored under the heavy, humid canopy of the coastal oaks.
Industry and leisure currently define the character of the region, where the rhythmic pulse of the gaming floors and the quiet, persistent work of the shipyards exist in a strange, uneasy parity. The economy leans heavily on the salt air, supporting both the commercial fisheries that pull sustenance from the gulf and the sprawling recreational infrastructure that lines the beach. Life here moves to the tempo of the tides, a constant ebb and flow that dictates the pace of the streets. When evening descends, the smell of brine and pine resin fills the neighborhoods, reminding those who dwell here that the land is only a temporary interruption of the water, a fragile sliver of solid ground held in place by the stubborn roots of the forest.
Cities and Towns in Harrison County
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About This Harrison County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Harrison County, Mississippi alongside links to detailed street maps for 9 cities and towns. The county seat is Gulfport. Each city and town map page includes live weather, local news and precise GPS coordinates.
The Search Maps button below the county map opens USGS topographic maps and aerial imagery as base layers, with a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a single-fix GPS readout giving your USNG grid reference and latitude and longitude.
Location data is sourced from the USGS GNIS database and verified by coordinates, not name matching alone.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | USGS GNIS database; coordinates matched to 2020 US Census records |
