Lynchburg, Hinds County
Lynchburg, Mississippi — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Lynchburg, Hinds County.
| City | Lynchburg |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| County | Hinds |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.440143 |
| Longitude | -90.548986 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Lynchburg is a locality in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Lynchburg is located at 32.4401°N, 90.5490°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38680.0.
Lynchburg, Mississippi, unfolds under a sky that often holds the bruised purple of an impending summer storm, a sky that mirrors the rich, dark earth of the Mississippi Delta region. It lies 14.9 miles west-north-west of Clinton, MS (from Clinton, MS: bearing 297°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-north-east of Edwards. Here, the land is a study in patient abundance, a fertile flatness that stretches towards the horizon, broken only by the occasional cluster of ancient oaks draped in Spanish moss, their branches like arthritic fingers reaching for the humid air. Fields of cotton, white as forgotten dreams, shimmer in the heat, and the air itself carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening peaches and freshly turned soil. The roads, often unpaved, wind like lazy creeks through this landscape, leading to homes that seem to have grown organically from the earth, their porches weathered and welcoming, offering a quiet refuge from the relentless sun. The history of Lynchburg is as deeply rooted as the cypress trees that line its slow-moving waterways, a place where the echoes of agricultural enterprise still resonate in the quiet hum of its present. For generations, this soil has yielded its bounty, cotton and timber being the bedrock of its economy, a legacy that has shaped the character of its people. Though the grand plantations of yesteryear may be gone, the spirit of self-reliance and the close-knit bonds forged through shared labor persist. The local economy, while perhaps not as robust as in years past, still thrives on the enduring connection to the land and a quiet pride in its agricultural heritage. A subtle beauty resides in the way the late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the fields, painting the landscape in hues of gold and amber, a fleeting spectacle that speaks to the enduring, if understated, resilience of Lynchburg.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Lynchburg, Mississippi with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Lynchburg and Hinds County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Lynchburg is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Lynchburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |