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Waynesboro Mississippi Map

Explore Waynesboro, 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 Waynesboro, Mississippi

How to Use This Waynesboro, Mississippi Map

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

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.

CityWaynesboro
StateMississippi (MS)
CountyWayne County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude31.677557
Longitude-88.63384
Population4,567
Density138.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code39367
Area Code601
County SeatWaynesboro
School DistrictWayne County School District

About Waynesboro, Mississippi

Waynesboro is a locality in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,567. The population density is 138.9 people per km². Waynesboro is located at 31.6776°N, 88.6338°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waynesboro is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39367.

Waynesboro emerges from the dense pine forests of southern Mississippi as a settlement defined by the quiet persistence of its inland landscape. It lies 28.5 miles east of Laurel, MS (from Laurel, MS: bearing 93°T), and is situated 32.7 miles east of Ellisville. The land here leans into a stillness, characterized by pine-needle floors and the low, persistent hum of insects in the humid heat. A mile from the center, the waters of Jones Branch carve a shallow, winding path through the silt, while the stillness of Gum Pond sits only two miles away, reflecting the heavy, golden light of late afternoons. Beyond the immediate perimeter of the town, the horizon remains flat and dense with timber, though the distant Jane Hills provide a faint, jagged silhouette against the sky twenty-nine miles to the west. Within the immediate vicinity, Unknown Park serves as the primary expanse of open green, offering a quiet, unadorned space where the local flora thrives without interference.

Waynesboro functions as a quiet hub of commerce and labor, rooted deeply in the timber industry and the agricultural output of the surrounding woods. The pace of daily existence here is dictated by the steady rhythm of freight movement and the seasonal demands of the land, leaving the streets with a sense of deliberate, measured progress. History in Waynesboro remains quiet, marked by the wood-frame architecture and the lingering presence of early industry that once defined the region's expansion. Residents navigate a life shaped by the proximity of the forest and the specific, heavy quality of the air that settles over the region at dusk. It is a place where the economy remains tied to the raw, natural potential of the geography, maintaining a character that prioritizes the steady, utilitarian flow of local life over the fleeting distractions of larger, more frantic centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 270° W
  • Waynesboro City Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 0.6 mi, 311° NW
  • Hogan Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 231° SW
  • De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 7.9 mi, 233° SW · 532k acres
  • Shubuta Red Water Artesian Well (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 344° N
  • Washington County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 16.8 mi, 103° E
  • Private (State Conservation Area) — 17.4 mi, 192° S
  • Restricted Area (State Conservation Area) — 22.5 mi, 189° S
  • State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 25.1 mi, 073° E
  • Bladon Springs State Park (State Park) — 25.4 mi, 081° E
  • Clarkco State Park (State Park) — 28.0 mi, 354° N
  • Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 273° W
  • Confederate Soldier (Monument) — 29.3 mi, 272° W
  • Laurel Little Theatre (Theatre) — 29.3 mi, 272° W
  • Skirmish at Rocky Creek (Monument) — 35.5 mi, 263° W
  • Old Saint Stephens Archaeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 36.1 mi, 103° E
  • Greene County Museum (Museum) — 36.5 mi, 172° S
  • Leaf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 45.8 mi, 190° S · 993 acres
  • Key Brothers Aviation Museum (Museum) — 45.8 mi, 352° N
  • Wiggins Stadium (Stadium) — 46.3 mi, 129° SE
  • Sarah Gillespie Museum (Museum) — 46.4 mi, 237° SW
  • Lucille Parker Gallery (Gallery) — 46.5 mi, 237° SW
  • Mississippi Children's Museum (Museum) — 47.2 mi, 356° N
  • MSU Riley Center (Theatre) — 47.6 mi, 355° N
  • Hallie Ward Interiors ft Queen City Art Gallery (Gallery) — 47.7 mi, 355° N
  • Lofty Return (Public Artwork) — 47.8 mi, 240° SW
  • Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (Monument) — 48.0 mi, 227° SW
  • Bienville National Forest (National Forest) — 48.5 mi, 314° NW · 180k acres
  • Black Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 51.8 mi, 206° SW · 5,084 acres
  • Simmons-Wright1884 Cafe (Attraction) — 52.8 mi, 012° N

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About This Waynesboro Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waynesboro, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.677557, -88.63384. 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 Waynesboro includes the ZIP code (39367), telephone area code (601), county seat of Wayne County (Waynesboro), and school district assignment (Wayne 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.