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Soso Mississippi Map

Explore Soso, 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 Soso, Mississippi

How to Use This Soso, Mississippi Map

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

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

Latitude	31.756827
Longitude	-89.274227
Population	418
Density	79.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	39480
Area Code	601
County Seat	Ellisville
School District	Jones County School District

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About Soso, Mississippi

Soso is a locality in Jones County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 418. The population density is 79.4 people per km². Soso is located at 31.7568°N, 89.2742°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Soso is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39480.

Soso unfolds across a landscape of gentle, pine-studded rises where the humid air holds the scent of damp earth and cooling needles. It lies 9.5 miles west-northwest of Laurel, MS (from Laurel, MS: bearing 297°T), and is situated 11.5 miles north-northwest of Ellisville. The terrain is defined by the persistent, quiet movement of Brady Creek, which carves a narrow, shaded path through the low-lying woodland only a mile from the center. Light settles heavy and gold over the fields at dusk, bleaching the color from the tall grasses and casting long, thin shadows that stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Negro Ridge. While the horizon remains dominated by the flat, verdant expanse of the regional timberland, the atmosphere remains anchored by the stillness of the woods and the occasional, sharp call of a hawk circling above the canopy.

Soso maintains its rhythm through the steady, patient work of the local timber industry and the quiet persistence of family-owned agriculture. The settlement grew from the necessity of rail-side commerce, evolving into a place where the pace is measured not by the clock, but by the seasonal requirements of the harvest and the maintenance of the nearby acreage. Residents often seek the shaded quiet of Seventh Avenue Park for respite, or travel the short distance to the banks of Bush Lake to watch the water catch the shifting gray of an afternoon storm. Life here is defined by a deep familiarity with the soil and a reliance on the neighborly bonds forged over generations, grounding Soso in a reality that values endurance over the fleeting trends of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mason Memorial Park (Local Park) — 8.7 mi, 110° E
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 116° SE
Laurel Little Theatre (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 117° SE
Confederate Soldier (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 117° SE
Merchant'S Park (Local Recreation) — 9.6 mi, 164° S
Skirmish at Rocky Creek (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 166° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.4 mi, 159° S
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 16.9 mi, 127° SE · 532k acres
Private (State Conservation Area) — 18.9 mi, 132° SE
Bienville National Forest (National Forest) — 24.2 mi, 360° N · 180k acres
Lofty Return (Public Artwork) — 30.0 mi, 187° S
Sarah Gillespie Museum (Museum) — 31.2 mi, 182° S
Lucille Parker Gallery (Gallery) — 31.3 mi, 182° S
Bonhomie (Monument) — 32.5 mi, 184° S
Shubuta Red Water Artesian Well (Attraction) — 34.6 mi, 078° E
Waynesboro City Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 37.5 mi, 098° E
Clarkco State Park (State Park) — 40.9 mi, 057° NE
Paul B. Johnson State Park (State Park) — 41.6 mi, 177° S
Black Creek, Mississippi Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 49.5 mi, 169° S · 5,668 acres
Red Bluff (Viewpoint) — 49.5 mi, 233° SW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.4 mi, 195° S · 20k acres
Key Brothers Aviation Museum (Museum) — 50.5 mi, 038° NE
Lawrence County Regional History Museum (Museum) — 51.0 mi, 254° W
Black Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 53.7 mi, 165° S · 5,084 acres
Mississippi Children's Museum (Museum) — 53.7 mi, 039° NE
MSU Riley Center (Theatre) — 53.8 mi, 039° NE
Hallie Ward Interiors ft Queen City Art Gallery (Gallery) — 53.9 mi, 038° NE
Leaf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 58.0 mi, 150° SE · 993 acres
The Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 59.5 mi, 191° S
Smith-Wills Stadium (Stadium) — 65.3 mi, 308° NW

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