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Richton Mississippi Map

Explore Richton, 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 Richton, Mississippi

How to Use This Richton, Mississippi Map

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

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

Latitude	31.34948
Longitude	-88.940739
Population	920
Density	154.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	39110, 39476
Area Code	601
County Seat	New Augusta
School District	Richton School District

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About Richton, Mississippi

Richton is a locality in Perry County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 920. The population density is 154.8 people per km². Richton is located at 31.3495°N, 88.9407°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Richton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 39110, 39476.

Richton occupies a quiet stretch of land where the pine canopy thins to reveal the gentle, sun-drenched topography of the central pine belt. It lies 18.9 miles east of Petal, MS (from Petal, MS: bearing 89°T), and is situated 20.7 miles east of Hattiesburg. The earth here is a deep, iron-rich loam, sustaining a landscape that breathes with the humidity of the inland plains and the occasional cooling draft from the thickets of De Soto National Forest. Beaver Dam Creek meanders through the periphery, its passage marked by the persistent, rhythmic hum of insects and the shifting shadows of longleaf pines. In the late afternoon, the light turns a bruised, honeyed gold, catching the dust motes that dance above the unpaved margins of the woods, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Gee Dee Hills anchors the horizon against an expansive, pale sky.

Richton emerged from the necessity of the timber trade, its early character forged by the relentless industry of the sawmills that once hummed in rhythm with the regional economy. This history of extraction and growth remains legible in the architecture of the older streets, where simple, sturdy structures reflect a time when the rails dictated the pulse of daily life. While the modern economy has diversified, the spirit of the place remains tethered to the slow, deliberate work of the land and the quiet endurance of its people. Life here moves with a measured cadence, punctuated by the seasonal shift toward the recreation found at Turkey Fork Reservoir or the communal quietude that settles over the streets when the heat of midday yields to the long, cooling shadows of evening.

Nearby Outdoor Places

De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 5.8 mi, 360° N · 532k acres
Private (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 352° N
Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center/De Soto National Forest Fee (Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 188° S
Restricted Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.2 mi, 092° E
De Soto Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 17.9 mi, 231° SW · 234 acres
Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 238° SW
Wounded Combat Veterans (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 238° SW
Sarah Gillespie Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 262° W
Lucille Parker Gallery (Gallery) — 20.9 mi, 262° W
Paul B. Johnson State Park (State Park) — 22.1 mi, 233° SW
Bonhomie (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 259° W
Lofty Return (Public Artwork) — 23.2 mi, 266° W
Black Creek, Mississippi Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 23.2 mi, 200° S · 5,668 acres
Leaf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.1 mi, 158° S · 993 acres
Black Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.2 mi, 192° S · 5,084 acres
Laurel Little Theatre (Theatre) — 26.3 mi, 335° NW
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 335° NW
Greene County Museum (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 120° SE
Waynesboro City Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 29.0 mi, 037° NE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.0 mi, 226° SW · 20k acres
Shubuta Red Water Artesian Well (Attraction) — 38.1 mi, 022° N
The Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 43.1 mi, 225° SW
Wiggins Stadium (Stadium) — 54.5 mi, 097° E
Old Saint Stephens Archaeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 55.2 mi, 075° E
St. Patrick Theatre (Theatre) — 55.3 mi, 185° S
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.8 mi, 171° S · 57k acres
Red Bluff (Viewpoint) — 59.3 mi, 269° W
World’s “Largest Rocker” (Attraction) — 63.0 mi, 191° S
Gulf Islands National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 65.5 mi, 172° S · 213k acres
Saenger Theater for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 65.9 mi, 177° S

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