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Scooba Mississippi Map

Explore Scooba, 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 Scooba, Mississippi

How to Use This Scooba, Mississippi Map

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

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

Latitude	32.828187
Longitude	-88.476427
Population	744
Density	115.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	39358
Area Code	601
County Seat	De Kalb
School District	Kemper County School District

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About Scooba, Mississippi

Scooba is a locality in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 744. The population density is 115.9 people per km². Scooba is located at 32.8282°N, 88.4764°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Scooba is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39358.

Scooba holds its place among the low, pine-thickened ridges of eastern Mississippi, where the earth is stained a deep, iron-rich ochre. It lies 34.7 miles north-northeast of Meridian, MS (from Meridian, MS: bearing 22°T), and is situated 19.8 miles south-southeast of Macon. Little Scooba Creek carves a winding path through the landscape, its waters often sluggish and dark, reflecting the heavy canopy of hardwoods that lean over the banks to drink. Twelve miles to the west, the quiet surface of Bateman Lake remains undisturbed by the bustle of larger transit, while the distant, hazy silhouette of White House Mountain provides a muted anchor to the horizon. The air here carries a persistent, humid weight, holding the scent of damp pine needles and the cooling breath of the creek as shadows lengthen across the flat, sun-drenched clearings.

Scooba emerged from the quiet expansion of the railroad, serving as a vital connection point for the agricultural labor and timber trade that defined the surrounding plains. The local economy relies on the steady rhythm of the land, marked by the seasonal pulse of harvests and the modest commerce that supports those living in the shadow of the regional timber mills. Eastward, the expanse of State-owned Submerged Lands offers a wilder, untamed character to the periphery, preserving a quiet solitude that contrasts with the functional, utilitarian architecture of the main thoroughfares. Life in Scooba moves with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by a history that remains etched into the weathered wood of older storefronts and the sprawling, quiet fields that stretch toward the horizon, suggesting a place that values the persistence of memory over the rapid churn of modern progress.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 7.8 mi, 125° SE
UWA Amphitheater (Theatre) — 23.4 mi, 134° SE
Okatibbee Wma (State Conservation Area) — 24.6 mi, 227° SW
Okatibbee Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 24.6 mi, 226° SW
Shark Tooth Creek (Attraction) — 25.4 mi, 057° NE
Old Bethany Cemetary (Monument) — 25.4 mi, 053° NE
Wildcat Stadium (Stadium) — 25.7 mi, 155° SE
Nanih Waiya (State Conservation Area) — 27.2 mi, 279° W
Okatibbee Lake (Recreation Area) — 27.5 mi, 222° SW
Simmons-Wright1884 Cafe (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 175° S
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.8 mi, 328° NW · 97k acres
Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 202° S
Hallie Ward Interiors ft Queen City Art Gallery (Gallery) — 34.5 mi, 202° S
MSU Riley Center (Theatre) — 34.6 mi, 202° S
Civil Rights Marker (Monument) — 34.6 mi, 089° E
Mississippi Children's Museum (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 201° S
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 36.1 mi, 331° NW · 1,126 acres
Key Brothers Aviation Museum (Museum) — 37.6 mi, 205° SW
Tombigbee National Forest (National Forest) — 37.6 mi, 319° NW · 67k acres
Canal Place Cinema 7 (Cinema) — 38.8 mi, 264° W
Legion Lake State Park (State Park) — 39.3 mi, 304° NW
Warhouse Drive-In (Cinema) — 42.0 mi, 122° SE
Lake Lowndes State Park (State Park) — 42.1 mi, 014° N
Jacob's Well statue (Monument) — 44.8 mi, 337° NW
M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area (State Recreation Area) — 45.1 mi, 105° E
Columbus Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 46.2 mi, 003° N
Tanglewood - University of Alabama's J. Nicholene Bishop Biological Station (Nature Reserve) — 46.7 mi, 088° E
Greek Column (fallen) (Public Artwork) — 46.8 mi, 338° N
Clock Museum (Museum) — 47.1 mi, 337° NW
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 55.5 mi, 085° E · 395k acres

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