Independence Mississippi Map

About Independence, Mississippi

Independence is a locality in Scott County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 200. The population density is 42.6 people per km². Independence is located at 34.7078°N, 89.8075°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 39117, 38618.

Independence anchors itself in the humid, low-lying soil where the currents of Morehead Creek trace a serpentine path through the landscape. It lies 19.2 miles east of Brandon, MS (from Brandon, MS: bearing 88°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south of Morton. The air here holds a heavy, verdant stillness, broken only by the low hum of insects rising from the brush that skirts the edges of Bienville National Forest, which begins its reach barely a mile from the center of the settlement. Spencer Hill rises three miles to the horizon, a soft interruption in an otherwise level expanse of timber and scrub. Light at dusk filters through the canopy in long, amber needles, illuminating the dust that clings to the stalks of tall grasses and the dense, tangled vines that claim the fence lines of the surrounding fields.

Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of Independence, dictating the slow rotation of the seasons and the rhythm of the local work week. History is marked by the persistence of those who cleared this land, turning the thickets into acreage that now supports the modest trade of a rural economy. While the expanse of Line Prairie lies ten miles away, the character of Independence is defined more by the immediate proximity of the woods and the slow, dark flow of the creek. On quiet days, the silence suggests a deep, lingering patience, as if the soil itself remembers the labor of generations who settled these reaches long before the modern grid arrived to organize the distance.

About This Independence Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Independence, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.707776, -89.807518. 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 Independence includes the ZIP code (39117, 38618), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Scott County (Forest), and school district assignment (Tate County School District).

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.