Pickens Mississippi Map

About Pickens, Mississippi

Pickens is a locality in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 920. The population density is 278.2 people per km². Pickens is located at 32.8837°N, 89.9715°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pickens is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39146.

Pickens occupies a quiet expanse of land where the Big Black River traces a serpentine path through the low-lying terrain, its dark waters mirroring the heavy, humid sky. It lies 19.1 miles north-northeast of Canton, MS (from Canton, MS: bearing 11°T), and is situated 14.9 miles south-southwest of Durant. The air here holds a stillness that seems to press against the tall grasses and the dense thickets of kudzu that climb the skeletal remains of old oaks. To the north, the distant outline of Beech Ridge marks the horizon, a faint serrated edge against the haze of a summer afternoon. Only two miles to the east, the waters of Bisland Bayou gather in a slow, sediment-rich pool, reflecting the deep greens of the surrounding bottomland hardwoods. Light at dusk takes on a bruised, amber quality, softening the sharp geometry of rusted iron and weathered siding until the entire landscape feels like a memory held in suspension.

Pickens emerged from the necessity of the rail line and the bounty of the surrounding black-soil fields, which have dictated the local economy since the first tracks were laid. Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of the region, visible in the orderly rows of crops that stretch toward the timberline and the occasional hum of machinery echoing off the distant rise of Holmes County State Park. The rhythm of daily life is measured by the changing seasons and the slow transit of freight trains that rattle the windows of the storefronts, a reminder of the industry that once tied this ground to the wider world. Despite the passage of years, the character of the place remains tied to the soil and the river, maintaining a stubborn, solitary identity that persists long after the bustle of the harvest has faded into the quietude of evening.

About This Pickens Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pickens, Mississippi. Coordinates: 32.883743, -89.971473. 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 Pickens includes the ZIP code (39146), telephone area code (601), county seat of Holmes County (Lexington), and school district assignment (Holmes County 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.