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Lamar Mississippi Map

Explore Lamar, 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 Lamar, Mississippi

How to Use This Lamar, Mississippi Map

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

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

Latitude	34.917315
Longitude	-89.31785
Population	39
Density	26.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	38642
Area Code	601, 769
County Seat	Ashland
School District	Benton County School District

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About Lamar, Mississippi

Lamar is a locality in Benton County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 39. The population density is 26.6 people per km². Lamar is located at 34.9173°N, 89.3179°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38642.

Lamar sits amidst the quiet, red-clay topography of northern Mississippi, where the earth holds a deep, rusted hue and the air carries the heavy, humid scent of pine needles and damp loam. It lies 29.1 miles east of Olive Branch, MS (from Olive Branch, MS: bearing 96°T), and is situated 16.9 miles south-southeast of Fayette. Beyond the immediate perimeter of the houses, the land rises into the modest, weathered slopes of Harper Hill, while the dense, tangled undergrowth of the Holly Springs National Forest draws a green boundary against the horizon. Mount Tena Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil just two miles away, its flow dictated by the seasonal rains that leave the low-lying fields slick and dark. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, turning the distant silhouettes of the trees into charcoal sketches against a sky that fades from pale violet to a profound, ink-stained gray.

Lamar emerged from a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of agricultural labor, where the economy has long been tethered to the slow yield of the fields and the seasonal rhythms of the timber harvest. Local life moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, shaped by a history that remains visible in the faded architecture of the outlying homesteads and the enduring influence of the nearby Holly Springs Ranger District on regional land management. While the inhabitants look toward the busier corridors of commerce, the pulse of the place is found in the stillness of the afternoon and the proximity of natural landmarks like the Sand Flats, which offer a stark contrast to the surrounding woodlands. Even thirteen miles away, the presence of Pleasant Hill Lake exerts a subtle, cooling pressure on the atmosphere, providing a quiet anchor for those who seek the water’s edge beneath the canopy of longleaf pines.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Holly Springs National Forest (National Forest) — 4.0 mi, 180° S · 156k acres
Wolf River Wildlife Management Area Unit 1 (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 009° N
Ghost River Designated State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 000° N
Field Trial Hall of Fame (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 038° NE
National Bird Dog Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 037° NE
Wall Doxey State Park (State Park) — 18.1 mi, 206° SW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.9 mi, 196° S · 20k acres
Memphis and Charleston Railroad (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 294° NW
Morton Museum of Collierville History (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 294° NW
Harrell Theater (Theatre) — 22.6 mi, 296° NW
Sardis Lake (Recreation Area) — 25.9 mi, 200° S
Middleton Tiger Mascot Statue (Public Artwork) — 26.1 mi, 067° NE
Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing (Historic Ruins) — 26.7 mi, 201° S
Tallahatchie Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 27.6 mi, 190° S
Big Hill Pond (State Park) — 29.7 mi, 075° E
Matamora Hill (Registered Battlefield) — 29.7 mi, 075° E
Simón Bolívar (Monument) — 30.0 mi, 038° NE
Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites (Registered Battlefield) — 30.0 mi, 075° E
Elvis Car (Attraction) — 31.1 mi, 299° NW
Ducks Unlimited National Headquarters (Nature Reserve) — 31.4 mi, 298° NW
The Crossing Amphitheater (Theatre) — 32.6 mi, 324° NW
Point 8 (Viewpoint) — 37.9 mi, 212° SW
Third Church of Christ, Scientist (Gallery) — 38.3 mi, 292° W
Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.8 mi, 011° N · 23k acres
Ingomar Mound (Historic Ruins) — 39.0 mi, 157° SE
Studio Whimzy (Arts Centre) — 39.3 mi, 199° S
William Faulkner statue (Monument) — 39.7 mi, 197° S
Tombigbee National Forest (National Forest) — 61.9 mi, 160° S · 67k acres
Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 64.6 mi, 085° E · 20k acres

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