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Mount Olive Mississippi Map

Explore Mount Olive, 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 Mount Olive, Mississippi

How to Use This Mount Olive, Mississippi Map

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

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	Mount Olive
State	Mississippi (MS)
County	Franklin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.753807
Longitude	-89.655945
Population	895
Density	111.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	39653, 39664, 39443, 39119
Area Code	601
County Seat	Meadville
School District	Covington County School District

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About Mount Olive, Mississippi

Mount Olive is a locality in Franklin County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 895. The population density is 111.6 people per km². Mount Olive is located at 31.7538°N, 89.6559°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mount Olive is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 39653, 39664, 39443.

Mount Olive emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed landscape of southern Mississippi where the earth shifts into a series of quiet, clay-rich rises. It lies 29.5 miles west-northwest of McComb, MS (from McComb, MS: bearing 285°T), and is situated 20.0 miles north-northeast of Centreville. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness, broken only by the rhythmic rustle of needles in the canopy of the Homochitto National Forest, which encompasses the land in a protective, sprawling embrace. Shadows lengthen across the red-dirt roads that thread through the timberland, leading travelers toward the cool, darkened path of Caston Creek, which winds its way through the underbrush just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate tree line, the horizon is marked by the distant, hazy silhouette of Greenwood Hill, a solitary rise that catches the amber light of the setting sun long after the valley floors have slipped into gray.

Mount Olive maintains a steady, deliberate pace, its character forged by the timber industry and the enduring cycles of agricultural life that have defined the region for generations. The economy remains rooted in the harvest of the surrounding woods and the quiet commerce of the local thoroughfares, where the daily rhythm is dictated by the sun and the seasonal shift of the crops. Residents often look toward the tranquil waters of Clear Springs Lake for a respite from the midsummer heat, finding a stillness there that mirrors the town’s own measured disposition. History here is not found in grand monuments but in the weathered porches and the deep, resilient connection to the soil, a legacy that persists in the way the light filters through the pines at dusk, casting long, peaceful fingers across the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City Of Magee Sportsplex (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 333° NW
Mcnair Springs (Local Park) — 7.8 mi, 331° NW
Bienville National Forest (National Forest) — 20.3 mi, 359° N · 180k acres
Skirmish at Rocky Creek (Monument) — 26.8 mi, 112° E
James S. George Overlook (Viewpoint) — 29.9 mi, 243° SW
Lawrence County Regional History Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 243° SW
Laurel Little Theatre (Theatre) — 31.1 mi, 098° E
Confederate Soldier (Monument) — 31.1 mi, 097° E
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (Museum) — 31.1 mi, 097° E
Private (State Conservation Area) — 33.4 mi, 033° NE
Lofty Return (Public Artwork) — 35.2 mi, 147° SE
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 37.3 mi, 109° E · 532k acres
Last Bare Knuckle Prize Fight (Monument) — 37.6 mi, 152° SE
Marion County Wma (State Conservation Area) — 37.6 mi, 187° S
Lucille Parker Gallery (Gallery) — 37.7 mi, 145° SE
Sarah Gillespie Museum (Museum) — 37.8 mi, 145° SE
Roosevelt State Park (State Park) — 38.5 mi, 358° N
Lake Lincoln State Park (State Park) — 39.6 mi, 263° W
Old Capitol Museum (Museum) — 48.6 mi, 321° NW
Arts Center of Mississippi (Museum) — 48.7 mi, 321° NW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.4 mi, 169° S · 20k acres
Smith-Wills Stadium (Stadium) — 49.7 mi, 324° NW
Boyd Mound (Historic Ruins) — 54.0 mi, 334° NW
Boyd Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 54.0 mi, 334° NW
Pearl River State Waterfowl Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 56.2 mi, 342° N
Shubuta Red Water Artesian Well (Attraction) — 56.8 mi, 082° E
Black Creek, Mississippi Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 57.9 mi, 146° SE · 5,668 acres
The Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 59.4 mi, 169° S
Black Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 63.2 mi, 145° SE · 5,084 acres
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 73.4 mi, 189° S · 73k acres

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