Explore Shuqualak, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Shuqualak, 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 Shuqualak.
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 | Shuqualak |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| County | Noxubee County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.978462 |
| Longitude | -88.570043 |
| Population | 399 |
| Density | 136.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 39361 |
| Area Code | 601 |
| County Seat | Macon |
| School District | Noxubee County School District |
Shuqualak emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed landscape of east-central Mississippi as a quiet intersection of red clay roads and low-slung architecture. It lies 35.6 miles south-southeast of Starkville, MS (from Starkville, MS: bearing 156°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south of Macon. The terrain surrounding Shuqualak slopes gently toward the subtle depression of Marsh Hollow, while the horizon is anchored by the distant silhouette of White House Mountain. Beneath the heavy, humid canopy of the region, the soil holds a deep, rust-colored hue that stains the tires of passing trucks and the hems of trousers alike. Water moves sluggishly through the dark undergrowth of Shuqualak Creek, which carves a narrow, serpentine path through the woods just a mile from the center. During the golden hour, the light thickens here, turning the pervasive kudzu into soft, velvet mounds that obscure the sharp edges of the landscape and soften the intensity of the summer heat.
Commerce in Shuqualak has long remained tethered to the slow, deliberate pulse of timber and agriculture, industries that dictate the cadence of the days. The remnants of a mid-century mercantile spirit linger in the weathered storefronts, where the pace is measured not by the clock, but by the turning of the seasons and the demands of the local harvest. While the silence of the woods is profound, the nearby expanse of Gillespie Park provides a rare, managed clearing in the wilder brush, and those seeking wider waters often look toward the quiet surface of Bateman Lake. History here is felt in the weight of the air and the endurance of the older brick facades that stand against the relentless encroachment of the forest. Life in Shuqualak maintains an inward focus, defined by the steady, unadorned work of the people who cultivate the land and keep the small, enduring gears of the local economy turning.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shuqualak, Mississippi. Coordinates: 32.978462, -88.570043. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Shuqualak includes the ZIP code (39361), telephone area code (601), county seat of Noxubee County (Macon), and school district assignment (Noxubee County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |