Prentiss Mississippi Map
Prentiss, Mississippi — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Prentiss, Jefferson Davis County.
Interactive Map of Prentiss, Mississippi
| City | Prentiss |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| County | Jefferson Davis |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 31.598501 |
| Longitude | -89.867023 |
| Population | 938 |
| Density | 135.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Prentiss, Mississippi
Prentiss is a locality in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 938. The population density is 135.3 people per km². Prentiss is located at 31.5985°N, 89.8670°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 39474.
Prentiss rests in the heart of Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, a place where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a summer shower. It lies 38.8 miles west-north-west of Hattiesburg, MS (from Hattiesburg, MS: bearing 299°T), and is situated 18.6 miles west of Collins. The landscape here is a gentle weave of rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of mature forests, interspersed with the pale gold of cultivated fields that stretch towards the horizon. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of oak and magnolia, painting shifting patterns on the red clay roads that wind between homesteads and across small, gurgling creeks. The very character of Prentiss feels rooted in this fertile ground, a quiet resilience evident in the weathered barns and the slow, deliberate pace of life that unfolds under the vast, often cloud-dappled sky. The history of Prentiss is intricately linked to the agricultural bounty of this region, once a significant cotton-producing area, its economy now diversified but still holding onto its agrarian roots. Local businesses, often family-run, contribute to the town's distinctive charm, their storefronts reflecting a straightforward practicality. While not a place of grand monuments, Prentiss possesses a subtle beauty in its everyday existence, in the way the late afternoon sun softens the edges of the buildings and casts long shadows across the quiet streets. The spirit of its founders, who sought opportunity in this fertile land, seems to echo in the enduring sense of community that defines Prentiss, a place that values neighborliness and the simple pleasures of rural living.
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About This Prentiss Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Prentiss, Mississippi with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Prentiss and Jefferson Davis County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Prentiss is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Prentiss is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
