Waterford Mississippi Map

About Waterford, Mississippi

Waterford is a locality in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 112. The population density is 44.5 people per km². Waterford is located at 34.6476°N, 89.4573°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 38685, 38635.

Waterford occupies a quiet, inland stretch of northern Mississippi where the earth is defined by the steady, persistent movement of Little Spring Creek. It lies 19.7 miles north of Oxford, MS (from Oxford, MS: bearing 10°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south of Holly Springs. This waterway traces a path through the landscape, carving through the soil with a subtle authority that dictates the local drainage and the verdant, tangled growth of the banks. Beyond the creek, the terrain rises into modest, weathered elevations that soften the horizon, leading the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Hunters Hill. Just a mile to the south, the grounds of Wall Doxey State Park offer a preserved sanctuary of pine and hardwood, while the expansive surface of Sardis Lake rests six miles away, reflecting the vast, open sky of the interior plains. The air here holds a particular weight in the late afternoon, cooling as the shadows lengthen across the fields and the humidity of the day begins to settle into the tall, swaying grasses.

Waterford carries a legacy born of agricultural roots and the slow, deliberate pace of rural commerce that has defined its character for generations. The economy remains tethered to the land, drawing from the surrounding timber and the quiet productivity of the nearby Holly Springs Ranger District, which manages the dense, resilient woodlands that frame the region. Life in Waterford moves with a rhythm set by the turning seasons rather than the frantic demands of the modern clock, allowing the history of the soil to remain palpable in the everyday routines of its inhabitants. There is an enduring quality to the architecture and the quiet lanes, a sense that the passage of time is measured more by the encroaching kudzu and the seasonal harvest than by the rapid shifts of the outside world. It is a place where the silence is not empty, but rather filled with the faint, steady pulse of a geography that remains largely undisturbed by the sprawl of distant urban centers.

About This Waterford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waterford, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.6476, -89.457301. 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 Waterford includes the ZIP code (38685, 38635), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Marshall County (Holly Springs), and school district assignment (Marshall 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.