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Leaf Mississippi Map

Explore Leaf, 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 Leaf, Mississippi

How to Use This Leaf, Mississippi Map

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

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

Latitude	31.025742
Longitude	-88.795592
Population	62
Density	20.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	39456
Area Code	601
County Seat	Leakesville
School District	Greene County School District

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About Leaf, Mississippi

Leaf is a locality in Greene County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 62. The population density is 20.3 people per km². Leaf is located at 31.0257°N, 88.7956°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 39456.

Leaf emerges from the humid heat of the pine belt as a quiet intersection of timber and clay, defined primarily by the slow, silt-laden path of Davis Creek that carves its way through the undergrowth. It lies 35.3 miles southeast of Petal, MS (from Petal, MS: bearing 129°T), and is situated 16.7 miles west-southwest of Leakesville. The landscape around Leaf is marked by a subtle, persistent gravity, where the earth rises toward the prominence of Wolf Hill to the north and gives way to the dense, pine-shadowed expanse of the De Soto National Forest. Here, the air holds a heavy, resinous scent, and the light at dusk settles in long, bruised-purple bars across the canopy, turning the needles into fine, metallic threads. Beyond the immediate clearing, the terrain suggests a vast, ancient patience, undisturbed by the hurried pace of the wider world.

Leaf maintains a character shaped by the cyclical labor of the land, where the local economy has long been tethered to the harvest of timber and the maintenance of the surrounding woods. History remains etched in the quiet persistence of its residents, who live within the reach of the De Soto National Forest, an enduring presence that dictates the rhythm of the seasons and the slow accumulation of pine straw on the forest floor. While the proximity to Moody Lake provides a singular, still point in the geography, the daily life of Leaf remains anchored to the immediate work of the soil and the maintenance of the small, singular roads that vein the area. There is a distinct, unadorned beauty in how the community exists in the gaps between the trees, a place where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the gradual darkening of the timber and the seasonal shifts in the humidity of the woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 0.3 mi, 090° E · 532k acres
Leaf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 0.3 mi, 090° E · 993 acres
Pascagoula River Marsh Fee (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 120° SE
Pascagoula River Marsh Macrosite Fee (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 157° SE
Private (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 281° W
Black Creek, Mississippi Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.4 mi, 237° SW · 5,668 acres
Black Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.6 mi, 258° W · 5,084 acres
Greene County Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 058° NE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.1 mi, 121° SE · 20k acres
Red Creek Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 20.8 mi, 210° SW · 1,035 acres
Wounded Combat Veterans (Monument) — 28.0 mi, 295° NW
Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (Monument) — 28.0 mi, 295° NW
McHenry (Monument) — 30.0 mi, 223° SW
Sarah Gillespie Museum (Museum) — 35.0 mi, 304° NW
Lucille Parker Gallery (Gallery) — 35.1 mi, 303° NW
St. Patrick Theatre (Theatre) — 35.3 mi, 202° S
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.6 mi, 179° S · 57k acres
Pascagoula River Marsh Coastal Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 37.6 mi, 170° S
Lofty Return (Public Artwork) — 37.9 mi, 303° NW
The Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 40.1 mi, 259° W
Gulf Islands National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 42.4 mi, 179° S · 213k acres
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 43.4 mi, 180° S
Biloxi Little Theater (Theatre) — 43.5 mi, 187° S
Saenger Theater for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 43.8 mi, 187° S
World’s “Largest Rocker” (Attraction) — 44.4 mi, 207° SW
Waynesboro City Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 46.3 mi, 011° N
TrainTastic (Museum) — 46.8 mi, 200° S
Wiggins Stadium (Stadium) — 48.3 mi, 071° E
Ship Island Excursions (Attraction) — 49.0 mi, 201° S
Oakleigh (Museum) — 49.7 mi, 118° SE

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