Marietta Mississippi Map
Explore Marietta, Mississippi, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Marietta, Mississippi
| City | Marietta |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| County | Prentiss County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 34.502043 |
| Longitude | -88.468938 |
| Population | 198 |
| Density | 42.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 38856 |
| Area Code | 662 |
| County Seat | Booneville |
| School District | Prentiss County School District |
About Marietta, Mississippi
Marietta is a locality in Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 198. The population density is 42.9 people per km². Marietta is located at 34.5020°N, 88.4689°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Marietta is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38856.Marietta occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells toward the horizon. It lies 21.5 miles northeast of Tupelo, MS (from Tupelo, MS: bearing 38°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east of Baldwyn. Granny Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil, its waters reflecting the heavy, humid light of afternoons spent under a canopy of hardwoods. To the west, the land flattens into the subtle depressions of Pharr Flats, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Martin Hill marks the edge of the visible world. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and cooling pine, a stillness that seems to gather in the hollows as the sun retreats behind the tree line.
Marietta carries the weight of a slow-moving history, where the labor of the fields once dictated the pulse of the day. The local economy remains tethered to the land, supported by the quiet industry of those who work the timber and the soil, far removed from the frantic pace of the larger world. Residents find a familiar sanctuary in the nearby John Bell Williams Wma, a vast expanse of woodland that buffers the edges of daily life, while Bay Springs Lake offers a deeper, clearer stillness to those seeking the water’s edge. In the quiet intersections of the road, the character of Marietta reveals itself not in grand gestures, but in the enduring habit of neighbors looking after their own, bound by the simple, unyielding geography of the inland plains.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- John Bell Williams Wma (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 152° SE
- Pharr Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 130° SE
- Canal Section Wma (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 161° S
- Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway at G. V. Montgomery (Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 116° SE
- Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway at Fulton (Recreation Area) — 10.2 mi, 160° S
- W.M. Browning Cretaceous Fossil Park Monument (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 302° NW
- Bonner Arnold Coliseum (Stadium) — 12.7 mi, 335° NW
- Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 169° S
- Tishomingo State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 064° NE
- Natchez Trace Visitors Center (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 229° SW
- Waterfall (Viewpoint) — 18.3 mi, 066° NE
- Tombigbee State Park (State Park) — 19.7 mi, 205° SW
- F-105 Thunderchief (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 216° SW
- Elvis Presley (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 215° SW
- Cave Springs (Historic Ruins) — 21.1 mi, 062° NE
- Tupelo Buffalo Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 22.6 mi, 230° SW
- Tupelo Battlefield Memorial (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 222° SW
- State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 22.9 mi, 085° E
- Oren Dunn City Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 224° SW
- Caboose (Attraction) — 30.0 mi, 354° N
- Thomas State Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 30.3 mi, 072° E
- Northeast Mississippi Museum (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 354° N
- Holly Springs National Forest (National Forest) — 34.3 mi, 305° NW · 156k acres
- Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 34.5 mi, 033° NE · 20k acres
- Amory Regional Museum (Museum) — 36.2 mi, 181° S
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.4 mi, 263° W · 20k acres
- Tombigbee National Forest (National Forest) — 36.4 mi, 216° SW · 67k acres
- Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites (Registered Battlefield) — 40.9 mi, 332° NW
- Davis Bridge Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 40.9 mi, 333° NW
- Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 55.2 mi, 101° E · 26k acres
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About This Marietta Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Marietta, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.502043, -88.468938. 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 Marietta includes the ZIP code (38856), telephone area code (662), county seat of Prentiss County (Booneville), and school district assignment (Prentiss 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.
| Page generated | August 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. |
