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Independence Mississippi Map

Explore Independence, 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 Independence, Mississippi

How to Use This Independence, Mississippi Map

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

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	Independence
State	Mississippi (MS)
County	Scott County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	34.707776
Longitude	-89.807518
Population	200
Density	42.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	39117, 38618
Area Code	601, 769
County Seat	Forest
School District	Tate County School District

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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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.1 mi, 236° SW
Arkabutla Lake (Recreation Area) — 10.4 mi, 275° W
Recreational Complex (Local Recreation) — 11.3 mi, 239° SW
Sardis Lake (Recreation Area) — 15.7 mi, 162° S
John W. Kyle State Park (State Park) — 18.2 mi, 180° S
Wall Doxey State Park (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 100° E
Sardis Waterfowl (State Conservation Area) — 19.0 mi, 150° SE
Point 8 (Viewpoint) — 19.3 mi, 156° SE
Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing (Historic Ruins) — 21.0 mi, 120° SE
Holly Springs National Forest (National Forest) — 21.6 mi, 111° E · 156k acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.2 mi, 105° E · 20k acres
Upper Sardis Wma (State Conservation Area) — 23.1 mi, 120° SE
Statue of Liberation Through Christ (Public Artwork) — 23.7 mi, 355° N
Memphis and Charleston Railroad (Monument) — 24.5 mi, 019° N
Morton Museum of Collierville History (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 019° N
Harrell Theater (Theatre) — 25.5 mi, 017° N
Mound A (Historic Ruins) — 25.7 mi, 195° S
Graceland Mansion (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 332° NW
Elvis Automobile Museum (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 332° NW
Private Presley (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 332° NW
Elvis: The Entertainer Career Museum (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 332° NW
Lisa Marie Jet (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 332° NW
Hound Dog II Jet (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 332° NW
Studio Whimzy (Arts Centre) — 27.2 mi, 146° SE
Malco Oxford Studio Cinema (Cinema) — 27.6 mi, 147° SE
James Meredith statue (Monument) — 28.2 mi, 147° SE
Radians Amphitheater (Theatre) — 28.5 mi, 348° N
Burns-Belfry Museum and Multicultural Center (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 145° SE
Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.2 mi, 205° SW · 5,028 acres
St. Francis National Forest (National Forest) — 44.6 mi, 261° W · 21k acres

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