Jonestown Mississippi Map

About Jonestown, Mississippi

Jonestown is a locality in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 962. The population density is 959.8 people per km². Jonestown is located at 34.3222°N, 90.4543°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Jonestown is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 39180, 38834, 39194.

Jonestown occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the Delta where the earth seems to hold the light long after the sun has dipped toward the horizon. It lies 1.7 miles west-southwest of Yazoo City, MS (from Yazoo City, MS: bearing 238°T), and is situated 32.0 miles northwest of Madison. Deep, fertile soil dictates the character of the landscape, creating a horizon that feels infinite and unadorned by the elevation of Beech Ridge, which remains a distant, hazy memory far to the east. The air here carries a heavy, humid stillness, occasionally stirred by the proximity of the Yazoo River and the quiet waters of the Yazoo City Cut-Off 1940, both of which sit a mile away, shaping the moisture that feeds the surrounding fields. Vegetation grows with a relentless, tangled vigor, reclaiming fence lines and abandoned structures while the nearby Unknown Park offers a singular pocket of unmanaged growth amidst the relentless geometry of industrial agriculture.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Jonestown, defining the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the rhythm of local life. The historical legacy of the region is etched into the very dirt, where generations have worked the land, leaving behind a culture defined by resilience and the slow, deliberate pace of rural labor. While the economy has shifted over the decades, the fundamental connection to the soil remains unchanged, anchoring the people to this specific intersection of plains and water. Life in Jonestown proceeds with an quiet intensity, observed in the way residents navigate the intersections of daily work and the persistent, encroaching presence of the natural world, which always seems ready to reclaim the margins of the road.

About This Jonestown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jonestown, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.322154, -90.454274. 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 Jonestown includes the ZIP code (39180, 38834, 39194), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Yazoo County (Yazoo City), and school district assignment (Coahoma 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.