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Puckett Mississippi Map

Explore Puckett, 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 Puckett, Mississippi

How to Use This Puckett, Mississippi Map

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

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

Latitude	32.080987
Longitude	-89.775909
Population	342
Density	45.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	39042, 39151
Area Code	601, 769
County Seat	Brandon
School District	Rankin County School District

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About Puckett, Mississippi

Puckett is a locality in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 342. The population density is 45.9 people per km². Puckett is located at 32.0810°N, 89.7759°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Puckett is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 39042, 39151.

Puckett defines itself through the persistent, low-slung presence of Clear Creek, which carves a quiet path through the surrounding pine-heavy landscape. It lies 18.1 miles southeast of Brandon, MS (from Brandon, MS: bearing 137°T), and is situated 9.9 miles northeast of Mendenhall. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that clings to the skin, lingering long after the sun has dipped behind the distant, hazy silhouette of Heater Ridge. To the east, the dense, untamed timber of Bienville National Forest creates a dark, verdant boundary against the sky, while the local terrain yields to soft, undulating rises that hold the heat of the afternoon. A few miles away, the surface of Diamond D Lake mirrors the shifting gray and bruised-purple clouds, providing a singular, glassy stillness in a region otherwise defined by the steady, rhythmic movement of water through the creek bed.

Puckett emerged from the necessity of the land, growing from the hard labor of those who worked the pine forests and cultivated the stubborn, iron-rich soil. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the earth, where the harvest and the timber trade dictate the pace of the calendar more effectively than any clock. On quiet evenings, the scent of woodsmoke often drifts between the modest frame houses, carrying the weight of generations who built their lives in the shadow of the tall timber. There is a particular, unforced dignity in the way the locals navigate the day, moving between the small storefronts and the surrounding woodlands with a familiarity that suggests a deep, unspoken tether to the geography. It is a place where history is not held in stone monuments, but in the slow, deliberate transition of the seasons and the enduring resilience of those who call Puckett their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bienville National Forest (National Forest) — 5.7 mi, 089° E · 180k acres
City Of Magee Sportsplex (Local Park) — 16.0 mi, 167° S
Shiloh Park (Local Park) — 16.7 mi, 319° NW
Roosevelt State Park (State Park) — 16.8 mi, 019° N
Rankin County Confederate Monument (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 317° NW
Bienville Wma (State Conservation Area) — 21.3 mi, 021° N
Firefighter Memorial (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 302° NW
Private (State Conservation Area) — 25.5 mi, 046° NE
Lefleur's Bluff State Park (State Park) — 27.0 mi, 308° NW
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 307° NW
Old Capitol Museum (Museum) — 28.0 mi, 303° NW
Woodmen Of The World (Monument) — 28.1 mi, 302° NW
Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial (Public Artwork) — 28.1 mi, 302° NW
The Oaks House Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 304° NW
Nutmeg Hickory Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 28.2 mi, 079° E
Arts Center of Mississippi (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 302° NW
International Museum of Muslim Cultures (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 302° NW
Smith-Wills Stadium (Stadium) — 28.3 mi, 309° NW
Boyd Mound (Historic Ruins) — 30.9 mi, 326° NW
Boyd Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 30.9 mi, 327° NW
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument (National Monument) — 31.2 mi, 305° NW · 1 acres
Pearl River State Waterfowl Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 32.6 mi, 342° N
James S. George Overlook (Viewpoint) — 41.2 mi, 208° SW
Laurel Little Theatre (Theatre) — 46.3 mi, 125° SE
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 53.9 mi, 127° SE · 532k acres
Canal Place Cinema 7 (Cinema) — 60.0 mi, 038° NE
Lucille Parker Gallery (Gallery) — 60.7 mi, 152° SE
Shubuta Red Water Artesian Well (Attraction) — 65.0 mi, 103° E
Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.6 mi, 322° NW · 66k acres
Hillside National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 70.0 mi, 335° NW · 31k acres

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