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Houston Mississippi Map

Explore Houston, 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 Houston, Mississippi

How to Use This Houston, Mississippi Map

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

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.

City	Houston
State	Mississippi (MS)
County	Lauderdale County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.896187
Longitude	-89.00349
Population	3,797
Density	198.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	39305, 38851
Area Code	601, 662
County Seat	Meridian
School District	Chickasaw County School District

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About Houston, Mississippi

Houston is a locality in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,797. The population density is 198.7 people per km². Houston is located at 33.8962°N, 89.0035°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Houston is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 39305, 38851.

Houston rises from the humid, verdant expanse of the interior landscape, where the waters of Robbins Branch carve a quiet, persistent path through the earth. It lies 3.3 miles north of Meridian, MS (from Meridian, MS: bearing 4°T), and is situated 3.1 miles west of Marion. Beyond the immediate shade of the trees, the horizon stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Hog Wallow Ridge, a reminder of the geologic patience required to shape this inland terrain. The air here holds a heavy, sun-warmed stillness, occasionally stirred by the cooling breath of Bonita Reservoir just a short distance away. At dusk, the light loses its sharp midday edge, casting long, amber shadows across the fields that define the perimeter of Houston, lending a temporary, golden weight to the humble architecture of the streets.

Commerce and memory settle into the soil here, shaped by a legacy of agriculture that long ago determined the pattern of the roads and the rhythm of the workweek. Residents gather at Phil Hardin Park to observe the slow transition of seasons, a space that offers a brief respite from the industrious demands of local trade and the steady hum of mechanical labor. The character of Houston is found in this deliberate pace, where the maintenance of tradition exists alongside the practical necessities of a modern inland economy. It is a place that demands little from the traveler but offers a distinct sense of belonging, grounded firmly in the red clay and the quiet, recurring cycles of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bob Verell Tommie Lee Parker Sr. Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 195° S
Joe Brigance Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 092° E
Chickasaw County Coliseum (Stadium) — 1.7 mi, 134° SE
Tombigbee National Forest (National Forest) — 2.6 mi, 060° NE · 67k acres
Bynum Mound and Village Site (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 088° E
Private (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 047° NE
Chuquatonchee Bluffs Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.6 mi, 012° N
Owl Creek Indian Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 12.0 mi, 022° N
Chickasaw Council House (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 031° NE
Black Belt Overlook (Viewpoint) — 20.4 mi, 031° NE
Trace State Park (State Park) — 24.6 mi, 014° N
Canal Section Wma (State Conservation Area) — 25.4 mi, 090° E
Oren Dunn City Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 029° NE
Tupelo Battlefield Memorial (Monument) — 29.1 mi, 031° NE
Tupelo Buffalo Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 30.3 mi, 026° NE
Amory Regional Museum (Museum) — 30.4 mi, 079° E
Elvis Presley (Monument) — 31.3 mi, 037° NE
Tombigbee State Park (State Park) — 31.5 mi, 042° NE
F-105 Thunderchief (Attraction) — 31.6 mi, 036° NE
Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 159° S
Will Clark Statue (Public Artwork) — 32.3 mi, 158° S
Clock Museum (Museum) — 32.7 mi, 158° S
Holly Springs National Forest (National Forest) — 33.6 mi, 335° NW · 156k acres
Natchez Trace Visitors Center (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 029° NE
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.7 mi, 169° S · 97k acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.4 mi, 351° N · 20k acres
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 41.9 mi, 167° S · 1,126 acres
William L. Buford Stadium (Stadium) — 42.3 mi, 318° NW
Columbus Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 43.1 mi, 130° SE
Southside Gallery (Gallery) — 43.9 mi, 318° NW

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