Leflore County, Mississippi Map
Explore Leflore County, Mississippi with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 5 cities and towns in Leflore County below.
Interactive Map of Leflore County, Mississippi
| County | Leflore |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| County Seat | Greenwood |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 33.48837 |
| Longitude | -90.313337 |
| Cities & Towns | 5 |
| Area Codes | 228 |
About Leflore County, Mississippi
Leflore County occupies a vast, level expanse where the alluvial plains of the Mississippi Delta flatten into a horizon that seems to stretch toward the end of the world. The Tallahatchie and Yazoo rivers carve deep, serpentine paths through the dense, dark earth, their currents moving with a heavy, deliberate pace that shapes the very contour of the landscape. During the height of summer, the air turns thick and humid, holding the heat long after the sun has dipped below the western edge of the fields, while the moisture draws a fine, silver haze across the rows of cotton and soy. This terrain is defined by its lack of elevation, a flatness that commands a wide, unobstructed view of the sky, where the light at dusk turns the clouds into bruised shades of violet and gold, casting long, stark shadows across the silent, sprawling acreage.
Leflore County emerged from a landscape once dominated by dense hardwood forests and cane brakes, organized during a period when the promise of fertile soil drew settlers to clear the wilderness for large-scale cultivation. The administrative center took shape as a river port, gaining prominence because of its position on the waterway that served as the primary artery for transporting heavy goods to distant markets. As the infrastructure of steamboats and trade routes solidified, the settlement grew into a hub of commerce and governance, attracting people who built brick storefronts and residences that still stand as heavy, square anchors against the shifting tides of the decades. The history here is written in the soil and the architecture, a record of labor and ambition that remains visible in the way the older, weathered brick buildings lean slightly into the heat of the afternoon.
Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the region, dictating the seasonal migration of machinery and the quiet, focused labor of those who work the fields. The character of the area is found in the stillness of the rural roads and the sudden, vivid energy of the main streets during the middle of the day, where the sound of engines and the chatter of commerce fill the air. Landmarks of local significance, including the modest, weathered structures that once hosted the origins of a distinct musical tradition, punctuate the landscape, serving as quiet reminders of a culture that turned hardship into an enduring sound. Life here moves with a steady, pragmatic gravity, influenced by the slow turn of the harvest and the persistent, humid weight of the atmosphere that settles over the porches and storefronts, grounding the community in the reality of the earth beneath them.
Cities and Towns in Leflore County
About This Leflore County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Leflore County, Mississippi alongside links to detailed street maps for 5 cities and towns. The county seat is Greenwood. Each city and town map page includes live weather, local news and precise GPS coordinates.
The Search Maps button below the county map opens USGS topographic maps and aerial imagery as base layers, with a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a single-fix GPS readout giving your USNG grid reference and latitude and longitude.
Location data is sourced from the USGS GNIS database and verified by coordinates, not name matching alone.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | USGS GNIS database; coordinates matched to 2020 US Census records |
