Humphreys County, Mississippi Map
Explore Humphreys County, Mississippi with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 4 cities and towns in Humphreys County below.
Interactive Map of Humphreys County, Mississippi
| County | Humphreys |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| County Seat | Belzoni |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 33.131306 |
| Longitude | -90.541758 |
| Cities & Towns | 4 |
| Area Codes | 601, 662, 769 |
About Humphreys County, Mississippi
Humphreys County occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the Mississippi Delta, a landscape defined by the heavy, dark silt deposited over millennia by the Yazoo River and its tributaries. The terrain is famously level, an alluvial plain where the horizon seems to press down upon the earth, creating a vast theater for the weather. In the humid heat of midsummer, the air thickens with a moisture that makes the sky appear bruised and deep, while the slow-moving waterways carve serpentine paths through the fields. This geography dictates a singular way of life, where the land drains poorly and the water dictates the rhythm of the seasons, leaving behind a soil so fertile it dictates the very color of the county’s identity.
Humphreys County emerged from the legislative efforts of the early twentieth century, formed by annexing portions of its neighbors to create a distinct political entity centered on the needs of a maturing agricultural economy. The county seat was established through a series of administrative maneuvers that prioritized proximity to the rail lines and the river, ensuring that the commerce of cotton could move with efficiency toward the markets of the world. Through the decades, the area witnessed the slow transformation of the frontier into a structured landscape of plantations and small trading centers, bearing witness to a history marked by both the labor of the field and the complexities of human migration. Even now, the old brick storefronts hold a quiet gravity, reflecting a time when the arrival of the train was the singular pulse of the community.
Agriculture remains the primary engine of the region, though the focus has shifted from the white gold of cotton to the expansive aquaculture ponds that shimmer like silver mirrors under the high, pale sun. These catfish farms define the local industry, stretching out in geometric grids that catch the light of the setting sun and turn the landscape into a fractured, sparkling mosaic. The character of the county is found in the stillness of these plains, where the silence is broken only by the distant mechanical hum of a pump or the sudden rustle of wings in the tall grass. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own isolation, maintaining a sense of solitude that feels ancient, persistent, and entirely its own.
Cities and Towns in Humphreys County
About This Humphreys County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Humphreys County, Mississippi alongside links to detailed street maps for 4 cities and towns. The county seat is Belzoni. 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 |
