Pearl River County, Mississippi Map
Explore Pearl River County, Mississippi with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 5 cities and towns in Pearl River County below.
Interactive Map of Pearl River County, Mississippi
| County | Pearl River |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| County Seat | Poplarville |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 30.623025 |
| Longitude | -89.630759 |
| Cities & Towns | 5 |
| Area Codes | 601 |
About Pearl River County, Mississippi
Pearl River County occupies a transition between the coastal plains and the pine-scented rise of the interior, defined by the slow, tea-colored migration of the waterway that gives the region its name. The terrain is characterized by sand-heavy soil and deep thickets of longleaf pine, where the drainage basins of smaller creeks feed into the broader river valley. In the heat of midsummer, the atmosphere grows thick and pressurized, holding the humidity of the Gulf until the sky bruises purple in the late afternoon. The land here does not possess the dramatic elevation of the northern highlands, yet it maintains a rugged, shadowed topography that hides narrow ravines and dense stands of timber beneath a canopy that seems to swallow the midday sun.
Pearl River County emerged as an independent entity in the late nineteenth century, carved from the larger administrative tracts that preceded it as the timber industry began to dominate the local landscape. The establishment of the seat of government followed the path of the railroad, which acted as the primary artery for the export of pine and naval stores, drawing settlers who sought a life defined by the sawmills and the clearing of virgin forest. The county seat took shape as a hub for these rail-bound interests, its architecture reflecting the utilitarian needs of a frontier trade center rather than the ornamental style of the older river ports. Over the decades, the echoes of those early steam whistles have faded into the quiet hum of modern commerce, leaving behind a legacy of endurance that persists in the austere, straight-lined brick facades of the older municipal buildings.
Economy and character in the region remain tied to the land, moving from the historical extraction of timber to modern agricultural ventures and the quiet growth of suburban corridors pushing up from the coast. Residents navigate a landscape where the primary concerns are the maintenance of private acreage and the seasonal patterns of the rural calendar, punctuated by the high-pitched drone of cicadas that fills the evenings. Life maintains a deliberate pace, observable in the way the light catches the dust on a gravel road at dusk or the stillness that descends upon a porch when the wind dies down. People here value a certain independence of spirit, a quality born from long years of working the sandy loam and living under the expansive, indifferent sky that defines the southern horizon.
Cities and Towns in Pearl River County
About This Pearl River County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Pearl River County, Mississippi alongside links to detailed street maps for 5 cities and towns. The county seat is Poplarville. Each city and town map page includes live weather, local news and precise GPS coordinates.
The Search Maps button below the county map opens USGS topographic maps and aerial imagery as base layers, with a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a single-fix GPS readout giving your USNG grid reference and latitude and longitude.
Location data is sourced from the USGS GNIS database and verified by coordinates, not name matching alone.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | USGS GNIS database; coordinates matched to 2020 US Census records |
