Soso Mississippi Map

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.

About This Soso Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Soso, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.756827, -89.274227. 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 Soso includes the ZIP code (39480), telephone area code (601), county seat of Jones County (Ellisville), and school district assignment (Jones County School District).

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.