Mound Bayou Mississippi Map

About Mound Bayou, Mississippi

Mound Bayou is a locality in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,534. The population density is 675.3 people per km². Mound Bayou is located at 33.8782°N, 90.7273°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mound Bayou is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38762.

Mound Bayou occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the Mississippi Delta where the horizon seems to press down with a heavy, golden stillness. It lies 9.3 miles north of Cleveland, MS (from Cleveland, MS: bearing 359°T), and is situated 14.6 miles northwest of Ruleville. The landscape is defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the Mound Bayou as it winds through the alluvial soil, a waterway that serves as the quiet pulse of the terrain. To the east, the distant, hazy silhouette of Annis Ridge provides a faint vertical break in the otherwise unbroken flatness of the plains. Moisture hangs thick in the air, catching the light at dusk and turning the fields into a shimmering, gray-green expanse that extends toward the horizon. The nearby Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms offers a sanctuary of wild growth, while the waters of Raineys Lake remain a dark, reflective presence only a few miles away, mirroring the vast and cloud-filled sky.

Mound Bayou stands as a singular achievement of self-determination, established by formerly enslaved people to serve as a beacon of independence in the post-Reconstruction era. The economy remains rooted in the deep, fertile earth, with agricultural cycles dictating the rhythm of the days and the slow, steady movement of commerce. Despite the passage of decades, the architecture retains a functional, unadorned integrity that reflects the resilience of its founders. Education and communal gathering have long provided the structural backbone of daily life, fostering a culture that prioritizes legacy and endurance. The atmosphere here is one of quiet persistence, where the weight of the past is not a burden but a steadying influence, guiding the way the sunlight hits the brick and wood of the streets as the evening shadows lengthen.

About This Mound Bayou Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mound Bayou, Mississippi. Coordinates: 33.878167, -90.72732. 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 Mound Bayou includes the ZIP code (38762), telephone area code (662), county seat of Bolivar County (Cleveland), and school district assignment (North Bolivar Consolidated 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.