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Heidelberg Mississippi Map

Explore Heidelberg, 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 Heidelberg, Mississippi

How to Use This Heidelberg, Mississippi Map

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

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.

CityHeidelberg
StateMississippi (MS)
CountyJasper County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude31.886822
Longitude-88.983942
Population637
Density48.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code39439
Area Code601
County SeatBay Springs
School DistrictEast Jasper School District

About Heidelberg, Mississippi

Heidelberg is a locality in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 637. The population density is 48.1 people per km². Heidelberg is located at 31.8868°N, 88.9839°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Heidelberg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39439.

Heidelberg emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed landscape of southern Mississippi as a settlement defined by the persistent, dark passage of Beaver Creek. It lies 15.9 miles north-northeast of Laurel, MS (from Laurel, MS: bearing 33°T), and is situated 18.4 miles southwest of Quitman. The terrain here holds a quiet weight, where the ground rises into subtle, clay-rich swells that eventually reach toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Turkey Ridge on the horizon. Sunlight filters through the thick canopy of hardwoods and loblolly pines, casting long, fractured patterns across the red-dirt roads that weave through the woods. Five miles away, the quiet basin of Lake Waukaway reflects the heavy, humid sky, offering a stillness that seems to permeate the very air of the surrounding woodlands. During the transition of dusk, the humidity clings to the foliage, blurring the edges of the horizon until the land and the sky become a single, deepening shade of violet.

Heidelberg carries the enduring marks of an economy historically tethered to the extraction of resources and the slow, deliberate work of the earth. The rhythm of life in Heidelberg remains tethered to the wells and the timber trade, a legacy that has shaped the town’s physical endurance and its modest, utilitarian architecture. Residents look toward the broader expanse of the region for recreation, occasionally venturing toward Seventh Avenue Park to find space under the shade of mature oaks. The local culture is quiet, built upon the patterns of labor and the long, slow cycles of the seasons that dictate the pace of every day. In the stillness of an afternoon, one can hear the subtle movement of wind through the needles, a constant reminder of the deep, inland isolation that keeps the spirit of the place anchored firmly to the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Mason Memorial Park (Local Park) — 14.8 mi, 216° SW
  • Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 213° SW
  • Confederate Soldier (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 213° SW
  • Laurel Little Theatre (Theatre) — 15.9 mi, 213° SW
  • Shubuta Red Water Artesian Well (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 096° E
  • De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 19.2 mi, 180° S · 532k acres
  • Private (State Conservation Area) — 21.2 mi, 182° S
  • Clarkco State Park (State Park) — 21.8 mi, 052° NE
  • Bienville National Forest (National Forest) — 22.9 mi, 312° NW · 180k acres
  • Skirmish at Rocky Creek (Monument) — 24.1 mi, 217° SW
  • Waynesboro City Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 24.5 mi, 125° SE
  • Nutmeg Hickory Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 25.5 mi, 316° NW
  • Key Brothers Aviation Museum (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 024° NE
  • Mississippi Children's Museum (Museum) — 36.7 mi, 027° NE
  • MSU Riley Center (Theatre) — 36.9 mi, 027° NE
  • Hallie Ward Interiors ft Queen City Art Gallery (Gallery) — 37.0 mi, 027° NE
  • Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum (Museum) — 37.1 mi, 027° NE
  • Lofty Return (Public Artwork) — 43.9 mi, 208° SW
  • Sarah Gillespie Museum (Museum) — 44.0 mi, 204° SW
  • Lucille Parker Gallery (Gallery) — 44.1 mi, 204° SW
  • Bienville Wma (State Conservation Area) — 45.4 mi, 317° NW
  • Bonhomie (Monument) — 45.7 mi, 205° SW
  • Simmons-Wright1884 Cafe (Attraction) — 49.0 mi, 041° NE
  • Roosevelt State Park (State Park) — 49.8 mi, 306° NW
  • Wildcat Stadium (Stadium) — 58.0 mi, 044° NE
  • Black Creek, Mississippi Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 58.0 mi, 188° S · 5,668 acres
  • Old Saint Stephens Archaeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 60.2 mi, 112° E
  • Leaf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 60.6 mi, 169° S · 993 acres
  • Black Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 60.8 mi, 182° S · 5,084 acres
  • Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.0 mi, 207° SW · 20k acres

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About This Heidelberg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Heidelberg, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.886822, -88.983942. 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 Heidelberg includes the ZIP code (39439), telephone area code (601), county seat of Jasper County (Bay Springs), and school district assignment (East Jasper School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.