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Sandersville Mississippi Map

Explore Sandersville, 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 Sandersville, Mississippi

How to Use This Sandersville, Mississippi Map

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

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

Latitude	31.786548
Longitude	-89.032276
Population	636
Density	49.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	39477
Area Code	601
County Seat	Ellisville
School District	Jones County School District

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About Sandersville, Mississippi

Sandersville is a locality in Jones County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 636. The population density is 49.6 people per km². Sandersville is located at 31.7865°N, 89.0323°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sandersville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39477.

Sandersville exists as a quiet accumulation of pine-shadowed streets and weathered timber, anchored firmly in the inland heat of the Mississippi interior. It lies 8.6 miles northeast of Laurel, MS (from Laurel, MS: bearing 42°T), and is situated 15.8 miles northeast of Ellisville. The air here holds a heavy, pressurized stillness, often scented with the sharp, resinous perfume of needles warming under a relentless sun. To the north, the faint, hazy silhouette of Turkey Ridge breaks the horizon, providing a distant boundary to the expansive, wooded plains that stretch between the modest dwellings. Only a mile away, the dark, slow-moving waters of Bogue Homo carve a path through the red clay, while the quiet basin of Lake Bogue Homo waits four miles distant, reflecting the wide, unmoving sky in its glassy, dark surface.

Sandersville maintains a character defined by the slow, deliberate work of the timber and agricultural industries that have long sustained its inhabitants. The pace of life here is measured by the turn of the seasons and the steady labor required to work the surrounding soil, far removed from the frantic motion of more populous centers. Residents often find their way to Seventh Avenue Park for a brief respite beneath the canopy, where the dappled light offers a momentary coolness during the long, humid afternoons. History in Sandersville remains written in the architecture of its older structures and the persistence of its local families, who navigate the quiet intersections of the day with a familiarity that suggests a deep, unspoken connection to the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mason Memorial Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 229° SW
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 223° SW
Daphne Park (Local Park) — 8.6 mi, 226° SW
Confederate Soldier (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 222° SW
Laurel Little Theatre (Theatre) — 8.7 mi, 222° SW
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 12.3 mi, 180° S · 532k acres
Private (State Conservation Area) — 14.3 mi, 179° S
Merchant'S Park (Local Recreation) — 15.9 mi, 225° SW
Skirmish at Rocky Creek (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 224° SW
Shubuta Red Water Artesian Well (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 075° E
Waynesboro City Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 24.1 mi, 107° E
Bienville National Forest (National Forest) — 26.4 mi, 327° NW · 180k acres
Clarkco State Park (State Park) — 28.6 mi, 045° NE
Restricted Area (State Conservation Area) — 35.2 mi, 147° SE
Lofty Return (Public Artwork) — 36.4 mi, 209° SW
Sarah Gillespie Museum (Museum) — 36.6 mi, 205° SW
Lucille Parker Gallery (Gallery) — 36.6 mi, 205° SW
Bonhomie (Monument) — 38.2 mi, 206° SW
Key Brothers Aviation Museum (Museum) — 41.4 mi, 024° NE
Mississippi Children's Museum (Museum) — 44.2 mi, 026° NE
MSU Riley Center (Theatre) — 44.4 mi, 026° NE
Hallie Ward Interiors ft Queen City Art Gallery (Gallery) — 44.5 mi, 026° NE
Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum (Museum) — 44.6 mi, 026° NE
Black Creek, Mississippi Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 50.8 mi, 185° S · 5,668 acres
Black Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 53.9 mi, 180° S · 5,084 acres
Leaf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 54.4 mi, 165° S · 993 acres
Simmons-Wright1884 Cafe (Attraction) — 56.1 mi, 038° NE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.5 mi, 208° SW · 20k acres
Old Saint Stephens Archaeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 60.7 mi, 105° E
Red Bluff (Viewpoint) — 62.5 mi, 240° SW

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