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Polkville Mississippi Map

Explore Polkville, 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 Polkville, Mississippi

How to Use This Polkville, Mississippi Map

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

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	Polkville
State	Mississippi (MS)
County	Smith County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	32.193761
Longitude	-89.692573
Population	588
Density	13.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	39117
Area Code	601
County Seat	Raleigh
School District	Smith County School District

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About Polkville, Mississippi

Polkville is a locality in Smith County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 588. The population density is 13.2 people per km². Polkville is located at 32.1938°N, 89.6926°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Polkville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39117.

Polkville emerges from the dense, pine-heavy horizon of central Mississippi as a quiet intersection of red clay and shadow. It lies 18.0 miles east-southeast of Brandon, MS (from Brandon, MS: bearing 108°T), and is situated 17.4 miles southwest of Forest. The landscape surrounding Polkville is defined by the persistent, slow-moving currents of Line Creek, which carves a modest path through the dense thickets just a mile from the center. To the west, the elevated terrain of Indian Mound Hill provides a subtle vantage point over the verdant, unbroken expanse of the Bienville National Forest. Here, the light at dusk holds a distinct, honeyed quality, catching the dust motes that hang suspended in the humid air above the long, straight stretches of road.

Economic life in Polkville remains tethered to the rhythm of the timber industry and the small-scale agricultural cycles that have defined the region for generations. The legacy of the area is etched into the quiet intersections of its roads, where the rapid growth of kudzu often threatens to reclaim the edges of older, weather-beaten wooden structures. While County Lake remains a distant, tranquil destination for those seeking the stillness of deeper water, the daily character of the locality is shaped by the proximity to the expansive timberlands of Bienville National Forest. Residents move with a deliberate, measured pace, acknowledging the weight of a landscape that demands both patience and a constant, watchful maintenance against the encroaching green of the forest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bienville National Forest (National Forest) — 1.3 mi, 088° E · 180k acres
Roosevelt State Park (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 004° N
Farris Municipal Park (Local Park) — 11.7 mi, 010° N
Bienville Wma (State Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 013° N
Shiloh Park (Local Park) — 16.4 mi, 287° W
Private (State Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 054° NE
Rankin County Confederate Monument (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 288° W
Marathon Lake Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 19.2 mi, 089° E
Nutmeg Hickory Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 22.9 mi, 096° E
Firefighter Memorial (Monument) — 23.7 mi, 279° W
Lefleur's Bluff State Park (State Park) — 27.6 mi, 290° W
Pearl River State Waterfowl Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 27.6 mi, 327° NW
Brahear's Stand (Monument) — 28.1 mi, 305° NW
Boyd Mound (Historic Ruins) — 28.3 mi, 309° NW
Boyd Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 28.3 mi, 309° NW
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 289° W
Bull Statue (Public Artwork) — 28.7 mi, 303° NW
Smith-Wills Stadium (Stadium) — 28.7 mi, 290° W
The Oaks House Museum (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 286° W
Old Capitol Museum (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 284° W
Arts Center of Mississippi (Museum) — 29.7 mi, 284° W
International Museum of Muslim Cultures (Museum) — 29.7 mi, 284° W
Laurel Little Theatre (Theatre) — 47.7 mi, 136° SE
James S. George Overlook (Viewpoint) — 50.4 mi, 209° SW
Canal Place Cinema 7 (Cinema) — 50.9 mi, 039° NE
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 55.4 mi, 137° SE · 532k acres
MSU Riley Center (Theatre) — 59.1 mi, 078° E
Hallie Ward Interiors ft Queen City Art Gallery (Gallery) — 59.2 mi, 078° E
Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.0 mi, 314° NW · 66k acres
Hillside National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.6 mi, 329° NW · 31k acres

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