Tishomingo Mississippi Map

About Tishomingo, Mississippi

Tishomingo is a locality in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 394. The population density is 220.5 people per km². Tishomingo is located at 34.6368°N, 88.2317°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38873.

Tishomingo rests in a rolling landscape where the pine forests begin to surrender to the open fields of North Mississippi. It lies 33.0 miles south of Hardin, TN (from Hardin, TN: bearing 179°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north of Belmont. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of red clay and the sharp, clean fragrance of pine needles. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, has a tendency to pool in the clearings, illuminating the dusty roads and the weathered wood of the scattered farmhouses. The Chickasawhay River, a lazy ribbon of brown water, meanders through the periphery, its banks fringed with willows that droop like tired dancers. There’s a quiet dignity to the land, a sense of things weathered but not broken, patient in its slow unfolding. The history of Tishomingo is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that dot the horizon, a story woven with the Chickasaw people who once called this land home before the Trail of Tears carried them westward. Later, the arrival of settlers brought the promise of agriculture, with cotton fields stretching under the vast Southern sky. Today, the local economy still leans on the land, with farming remaining a quiet constant, though logging also plays its part, the rhythmic hum of chainsaws a distant, almost musical punctuation to the day. The Tishomingo County Courthouse, a stately brick building at the heart of the county seat, stands as a silent witness to generations of local governance and the enduring spirit of the people who have shaped Tishomingo into what it is.

About This Tishomingo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tishomingo, Mississippi — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.636761, -88.23171. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Tishomingo and Tishomingo County.

Detailed location data for Tishomingo includes the ZIP code (38873), telephone area code (662), county seat of Tishomingo County (Iuka), and school district assignment (Tishomingo County Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Tishomingo is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.