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Sylvarena Mississippi Map

Explore Sylvarena, 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 Sylvarena, Mississippi

How to Use This Sylvarena, Mississippi Map

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

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.

CitySylvarena
StateMississippi (MS)
CountySmith County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude32.010987
Longitude-89.38062
Population87
Density12.8 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code39422
Area Code601
County SeatRaleigh
School DistrictSmith County School District

About Sylvarena, Mississippi

Sylvarena is a locality in Smith County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 87. The population density is 12.8 people per km². Sylvarena is located at 32.0110°N, 89.3806°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sylvarena is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39422.

Sylvarena emerges from the quiet, red-clay topography of Mississippi, defined by the persistent, shallow course of Mill Branch that carves a narrow vein through the landscape. It lies 26.4 miles northwest of Laurel, MS (from Laurel, MS: bearing 326°T), and is situated 25.0 miles south-southeast of Forest. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain rises into the modest, pine-studded elevations of Flat Rock Hill, which anchors the horizon in a haze of muted green and brown. The air here carries a heavy, humid stillness, particularly as the sun begins its descent, casting long, thin shadows across the fields and turning the dust of the local roads into a fine, shimmering gold. Only seven miles away, the surface of Greentree Reservoir acts as a dark, glassy mirror for the canopy of oaks that line its perimeter, providing a rare depth of shadow in a region dominated by sun-drenched, open expanse.

Sylvarena bears the quiet marks of an agricultural legacy, where the economy has long been tethered to the patient cycles of timber and small-scale cultivation. Life in Sylvarena moves with a deliberate, singular focus, dictated by the turning of the seasons rather than the frantic pace of the wider world. Residents often look toward the nearby Cat'S Den Cave (Bobcat Bluff) Fee as a reminder of the raw, limestone character of the earth that lies just beneath the topsoil. While the proximity to the expansive Bienville National Forest offers a vast, untamed buffer against the encroachment of modern industry, the daily rhythm remains rooted in the local crossroads and the steady, unpretentious labor of those who work the land. In this corner of the state, the history is not written in grand monuments but is instead held in the way the light catches the pines at dusk, a quiet endurance that defines the character of the people who remain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Cat'S Den Cave (Bobcat Bluff) Fee (Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 121° SE
  • Bienville National Forest (National Forest) — 6.6 mi, 002° N · 180k acres
  • Private (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 036° NE
  • Nutmeg Hickory Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.5 mi, 028° NE
  • Marathon Lake Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 12.7 mi, 005° N
  • Bienville Wma (State Conservation Area) — 25.5 mi, 340° N
  • Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 146° SE
  • Confederate Soldier (Monument) — 26.3 mi, 146° SE
  • Laurel Little Theatre (Theatre) — 26.3 mi, 146° SE
  • Roosevelt State Park (State Park) — 26.8 mi, 321° NW
  • Skirmish at Rocky Creek (Monument) — 29.1 mi, 163° S
  • De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 34.0 mi, 145° SE · 532k acres
  • Rankin County Confederate Monument (Monument) — 39.8 mi, 297° NW
  • Clarkco State Park (State Park) — 40.2 mi, 081° E
  • Shubuta Red Water Artesian Well (Attraction) — 41.4 mi, 104° E
  • Key Brothers Aviation Museum (Museum) — 43.3 mi, 059° NE
  • MSU Riley Center (Theatre) — 46.7 mi, 058° NE
  • Hallie Ward Interiors ft Queen City Art Gallery (Gallery) — 46.7 mi, 058° NE
  • Mississippi Children's Museum (Museum) — 46.7 mi, 059° NE
  • Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum (Museum) — 46.9 mi, 058° NE
  • Lofty Return (Public Artwork) — 47.4 mi, 177° S
  • Pearl River State Waterfowl Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 48.9 mi, 317° NW
  • Waynesboro City Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 48.9 mi, 117° SE
  • Sarah Gillespie Museum (Museum) — 49.1 mi, 174° S
  • Lucille Parker Gallery (Gallery) — 49.1 mi, 174° S
  • Boyd Mound (Historic Ruins) — 50.5 mi, 307° NW
  • Boyd Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 50.5 mi, 307° NW
  • Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 66.7 mi, 186° S · 20k acres
  • Black Creek, Mississippi Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 67.9 mi, 167° S · 5,668 acres
  • Black Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 72.3 mi, 164° S · 5,084 acres

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About This Sylvarena Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sylvarena, Mississippi. Coordinates: 32.010987, -89.38062. 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 Sylvarena includes the ZIP code (39422), telephone area code (601), county seat of Smith County (Raleigh), and school district assignment (Smith 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.