Nitta Yuma Mississippi Map
Nitta Yuma, 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 Nitta Yuma, Sharkey County.
Interactive Map of Nitta Yuma, Mississippi
| City | Nitta Yuma |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| County | Sharkey |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 33.024292 |
| Longitude | -90.849267 |
| Density | 1.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Nitta Yuma, Mississippi
Nitta Yuma is a locality in Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States. The population density is 1.4 people per km². Nitta Yuma is located at 33.0243°N, 90.8493°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 39159.
Nitta Yuma lies cradled by the low, rolling hills and the rich, dark soil of the Mississippi Delta, a landscape etched by the slow, deliberate flow of creeks and bayous. It lies 29.4 miles south-south-east of Greenville, MS (from Greenville, MS: bearing 155°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-north-east of Rolling Fork. The air here carries the humid breath of fecund earth, thick with the scent of pine needles and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming cotton. Ancient oaks, their branches draped in Spanish moss like aged, thoughtful beards, stand sentinel over fields that stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy veil of summer heat. The sun, when it breaks through the perpetual green canopy, casts a dappled, almost sacred light upon the land, illuminating the quiet tenacity of life that thrives in this verdant, water-rich expanse. The history of Nitta Yuma is deeply entwined with the cultivation of the land, its economy built on the backs of cotton and the ingenuity of those who worked it. Generations have tilled these fertile bottoms, their lives shaped by the cycles of planting and harvest, the ebb and flow of the Mississippi River a constant, unseen presence. While the grand plantations of lore have largely receded into memory, the spirit of agrarian endeavor persists, seen in the meticulous rows of crops that still define the landscape and the quiet hum of agricultural machinery that punctuates the stillness. Local traditions, whispered down through families, speak of a deep connection to the earth, a resilience forged in the crucible of Delta life, and a shared understanding of the rhythms that govern this particular corner of the world.
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About This Nitta Yuma Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Nitta Yuma, 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 Nitta Yuma and Sharkey County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Nitta Yuma 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 Nitta Yuma 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. |
