Pike County, Mississippi Map
Explore Pike County, Mississippi with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 5 cities and towns in Pike County below.
Interactive Map of Pike County, Mississippi
| County | Pike |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| County Seat | Magnolia |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 31.172621 |
| Longitude | -90.46032 |
| Cities & Towns | 5 |
| Area Codes | 228 |
About Pike County, Mississippi
Pike County occupies a stretch of the pine-heavy uplands in the southern reaches of the state, where the land transitions from the river-bottom silt of the west into a terrain of sandy ridges and deep, shadowed ravines. The Bogue Chitto River cuts through the landscape, a dark, moving spine that draws the groundwater into its basin, sustaining the dense stands of longleaf and loblolly pine that define the horizon. In the late afternoon, the light here grows heavy and amber, filtering through the needles to cast long, thin bars of shadow across the forest floor, a stillness that seems to hold the weight of the humid air in suspension. To the south, the boundary brushes against the state line, while to the north and east, the country levels into a quiet succession of timbered slopes and creek-fed valleys that drain eventually toward the Gulf.
Pike County formed in the early nineteenth century as settlers moved into the territory, drawn by the promise of timber and the potential for small-scale agriculture on the fertile, pine-dotted flats. The seat of government took root near a crossroads that served as a natural point of convergence for those moving livestock and timber toward the southern markets, eventually solidifying its role as the administrative center. Early life here revolved around the clearing of dense woods and the establishment of trails that followed the ridges to avoid the mucky lowlands. The history of the area is marked by the slow, persistent labor of building permanent structures from the native clay and wood, a process that left behind a landscape defined by sturdy, practical architecture and the memory of families who marked their passage by the trees they left standing or the fields they cleared from the thicket.
Commerce in the region remains tied to the land, balancing the legacy of timber harvest with a modest, modern economy that supports the life of the working towns. The streets are quiet during the heat of the day, with the sound of a distant train whistle often marking the passage of time more accurately than a clock. Residents move through the day with a deliberate pace, stopping to talk in the shade of brick storefronts or along the porches that face the main avenues. There is a specific quality to the twilight here, a soft, gray haze that settles over the pine tops and muffles the noise of the highway, turning the air cool and thick with the scent of damp earth and pine resin. This is a place where the work of the day is measured by what has been finished, and the evening brings a settling of the atmosphere that feels as heavy and permanent as the foundation stones of the older buildings.
Cities and Towns in Pike County
About This Pike County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Pike County, Mississippi alongside links to detailed street maps for 5 cities and towns. The county seat is Magnolia. 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 |
