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Purvis Mississippi Map

Explore Purvis, 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 Purvis, Mississippi

How to Use This Purvis, Mississippi Map

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

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

Latitude	31.143235
Longitude	-89.409787
Population	1,909
Density	176.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	39475
Area Code	601
County Seat	Purvis
School District	Lamar County School District

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About Purvis, Mississippi

Purvis is a locality in Lamar County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,909. The population density is 176.0 people per km². Purvis is located at 31.1432°N, 89.4098°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Purvis is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39475.

Purvis occupies a quiet stretch of land where the humid, pine-scented air hangs heavy over the loamy soil of southern Mississippi. It lies 14.5 miles south-southwest of Hattiesburg, MS (from Hattiesburg, MS: bearing 209°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south of Oak Grove. Sweatmans Creek traces a wandering path through the periphery, its dark, slow-moving waters reflecting the verdant canopy of hardwoods that line its banks. To the west, the landscape dips into the shadowed, humid basin of Boggy Hollow, while the horizon is interrupted only by the modest, rounded prominence of Lee Hill. Beyond the immediate clearings, the dense, untamed timber of De Soto National Forest stretches out, a sprawling expanse of pine and oak that defines the regional geography. At dusk, the light here softens into a bruised purple, casting long, thin shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has retreated.

Purvis emerged from the persistence of early settlers who saw promise in the vast timber stands and the fertile, rolling earth. The local economy has long been anchored by the rhythm of the woods and the steady pulse of regional commerce, reflecting a history tied to the railroads that once connected these inland reaches to the wider world. While the modern pace remains deliberate, the influence of the land persists in the local character, where the proximity to the quiet waters of Dogwood Lake offers a reprieve from the heat of the growing season. Life in Purvis follows the turning of the seasons, marked by the persistent growth of kudzu and the seasonal shift in the color of the canopy, maintaining a singular, grounded identity that remains untouched by the frantic acceleration of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 7.2 mi, 126° SE · 532k acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.9 mi, 216° SW · 20k acres
Paul B. Johnson State Park (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 089° E
Last Bare Knuckle Prize Fight (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 020° N
Tatum Park (Local Recreation) — 10.5 mi, 029° NE
Granny Creek Bay Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 11.2 mi, 123° SE
Bonhomie (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 030° NE
Wounded Combat Veterans (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 071° E
De Soto Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 12.4 mi, 077° E · 234 acres
Wolf River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.2 mi, 226° SW
Lucille Parker Gallery (Gallery) — 13.2 mi, 032° NE
Sarah Gillespie Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 032° NE
Lofty Return (Public Artwork) — 13.4 mi, 020° N
Private (State Conservation Area) — 15.5 mi, 219° SW
The Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 16.3 mi, 190° S
Black Creek, Mississippi Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.3 mi, 111° E · 5,668 acres
Black Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.6 mi, 115° SE · 5,084 acres
Red Bluff (Viewpoint) — 34.1 mi, 292° W
Leaf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 37.6 mi, 104° E · 993 acres
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.4 mi, 214° SW · 73k acres
Laurel Little Theatre (Theatre) — 41.4 mi, 023° NE
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (Museum) — 41.6 mi, 023° NE
Acadiana Cinema (Cinema) — 43.8 mi, 199° S
Auditorium (Theatre) — 45.4 mi, 201° S
Carver Museum (Museum) — 45.4 mi, 202° S
Crackin Shells Dippin Tails (Attraction) — 45.6 mi, 201° S
Mcdonald Funeral Home (Museum) — 45.6 mi, 201° S
Lawrence County Regional History Museum (Museum) — 50.0 mi, 305° NW
World’s “Largest Rocker” (Attraction) — 50.3 mi, 161° S
Tar Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 54.8 mi, 217° SW

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