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Prentiss Mississippi Map

Explore Prentiss, 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 Prentiss, Mississippi

How to Use This Prentiss, Mississippi Map

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

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	Prentiss
State	Mississippi (MS)
County	Jefferson Davis County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.598501
Longitude	-89.867023
Population	976
Density	126.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	39474
Area Code	601
County Seat	Prentiss
School District	Jefferson Davis County School District

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About Prentiss, Mississippi

Prentiss is a locality in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 976. The population density is 126.0 people per km². Prentiss is located at 31.5985°N, 89.8670°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Prentiss is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39474.

Prentiss emerges from the pine-thickened landscape where the White Sand Creek carves a persistent, amber-tinted path through the red-clay earth. It lies 33.8 miles east of Brookhaven, MS (from Brookhaven, MS: bearing 88°T), and is situated 18.6 miles west of Collins. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that seems to suspend the golden light of late afternoon against the dense foliage, muffling the sounds of the surrounding woods. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the terrain shifts into a series of modest, timbered ridges that define the horizon, isolating the locality from the wider world. To the north, the ground dips into the quiet, shadowed depression of Watts Hollow, creating a natural basin that traps the morning fog until the heat of the day finally burns it away.

Prentiss maintains its steady pace through a heritage rooted in the timber industry and the quiet, persistent labor of the surrounding agricultural tracts. The local economy relies on the steady rhythm of the land, where the shadow of the past—marked by the long-standing influence of regional sawmills and rail lines—still shapes the way the streets are laid out. While residents seeking recreation might travel nineteen miles to the City Of Magee Sportsplex or visit the quiet edges of Martin Lake, the daily life of the locality remains tethered to the commerce of the square and the modest industry that sustains it. There is a particular, unforced dignity in the way the local storefronts face the road, serving as a reminder that Prentiss continues to function as a vital, self-contained anchor in a landscape defined by its distance from the frantic pace of larger hubs.

Nearby Outdoor Places

James S. George Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.5 mi, 258° W
Lawrence County Regional History Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 258° W
Lake Lincoln State Park (State Park) — 27.5 mi, 282° W
Marion County Wma (State Conservation Area) — 27.8 mi, 164° S
Private (State Conservation Area) — 29.4 mi, 165° S
Bienville National Forest (National Forest) — 33.2 mi, 021° N · 180k acres
Lofty Return (Public Artwork) — 36.7 mi, 121° SE
Skirmish at Rocky Creek (Monument) — 37.4 mi, 089° E
Last Bare Knuckle Prize Fight (Monument) — 37.7 mi, 126° SE
Bonhomie (Monument) — 39.2 mi, 123° SE
Lucille Parker Gallery (Gallery) — 39.5 mi, 121° SE
Sarah Gillespie Museum (Museum) — 39.6 mi, 121° SE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.6 mi, 150° SE · 20k acres
Laurel Little Theatre (Theatre) — 43.8 mi, 081° E
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (Museum) — 43.9 mi, 081° E
Homochitto National Forest (National Forest) — 45.1 mi, 271° W · 192k acres
Percy Quinn State Park (State Park) — 46.6 mi, 233° SW
Old Capitol Museum (Museum) — 51.8 mi, 339° N
Arts Center of Mississippi (Museum) — 51.8 mi, 339° N
The Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 53.3 mi, 153° SE
Smith-Wills Stadium (Stadium) — 53.7 mi, 342° N
Black Creek, Mississippi Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 58.2 mi, 131° SE · 5,668 acres
Boyd Mound (Historic Ruins) — 60.2 mi, 349° N
Boyd Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 60.2 mi, 349° N
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 61.9 mi, 179° S · 73k acres
Black Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 63.6 mi, 130° SE · 5,084 acres
Pearl River State Waterfowl Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 64.4 mi, 356° N
Mangum Site (Attraction) — 66.5 mi, 294° NW
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 71.0 mi, 178° S · 9,317 acres
Leaf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 74.9 mi, 122° SE · 993 acres

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