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West Mississippi Map

Explore West, 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 West, Mississippi

How to Use This West, Mississippi Map

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

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.

City	West
State	Mississippi (MS)
County	Holmes County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.197072
Longitude	-89.777305
Population	153
Density	105.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	39192
Area Code	601
County Seat	Lexington
School District	Holmes County Consolidated School District

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About West, Mississippi

West is a locality in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 153. The population density is 105.9 people per km². West is located at 33.1971°N, 89.7773°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. West is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39192.

West occupies a quiet expanse of Holmes County where the hum of the modern world thins into the persistent, rhythmic pulse of the earth. It lies 32.0 miles southeast of Greenwood, MS (from Greenwood, MS: bearing 133°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-northeast of Durant. The Big Black River carves a serpentine path through the landscape, its dark waters reflecting the heavy, humid sky and the deep greens of the surrounding foliage. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain stretches out in a series of subtle rises and hollows, creating a horizon that feels both intimate and vast. On clear days, the distant silhouette of the Government Hills serves as a faint, jagged reminder of the wider geography, standing in stark contrast to the low-lying, fertile soil that defines the immediate vicinity. Six miles away, the quiet waters of Bisland Bayou offer a sanctuary for local flora, while nine miles distant, the Derrick & Hobbs Memorial Park provides a preserved space of shade and stillness under the canopy of native hardwoods.

West remains a place defined by the slow, deliberate work of agriculture and the legacies of those who first broke the stubborn clay to plant their crops. The economy here maintains a steady alignment with the land, rooted in the seasonal cycles of harvest and the quiet commerce of a crossroads settlement. In the early morning, the light catches the metallic glint of rail lines and the weathered brick of older structures, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to hold the weight of decades. Life in West moves at a pace dictated by the cooling of the evening air and the gathering of neighbors, far removed from the frantic acceleration of larger urban centers. There is a distinct, understated grace in how the residents attend to their daily tasks, maintaining a connection to a past that lingers in the architecture and the deliberate, unhurried cadence of local conversation.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Derrick & Hobbs Memorial Park (Local Park) — 8.7 mi, 212° SW
Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 8.9 mi, 211° SW
Holmes County State Park (State Park) — 13.6 mi, 208° SW
Hugh Ellard Park (Local Recreation) — 15.1 mi, 135° SE
Kosciusko Heritage Foundation Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 134° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 19.4 mi, 007° N
Yockanookany Wma (State Conservation Area) — 20.0 mi, 098° E
Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.0 mi, 277° W · 15k acres
French Camp Historic Village (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 073° E
Hillside National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.3 mi, 261° W · 31k acres
Emmett Till (Monument) — 32.1 mi, 314° NW
Museum of the Mississippi Delta (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 312° NW
Florewood River Plantation Museum (Museum) — 35.3 mi, 310° NW
Tombigbee National Forest (National Forest) — 35.7 mi, 080° E · 67k acres
Choctaw Wma (State Conservation Area) — 35.7 mi, 080° E
Yanky-72 Historic Marker (Monument) — 38.8 mi, 304° NW
Rice-Totten Stadium (Stadium) — 39.1 mi, 304° NW
Emmet Till Historical Marker (Monument) — 40.1 mi, 322° NW
Christ Centered Cross (Public Artwork) — 40.7 mi, 355° N
Confederate fort (Historic Castle / Fort) — 40.9 mi, 001° N
Hugh White State Park (State Park) — 41.3 mi, 003° N
Confederate redoubt (Historic Castle / Fort) — 41.6 mi, 001° N
Canton Train Museum (Museum) — 43.2 mi, 201° S
Bienville National Forest (National Forest) — 43.7 mi, 173° S · 180k acres
Pearl River State Waterfowl Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 47.3 mi, 192° S
Canal Place Cinema 7 (Cinema) — 47.6 mi, 129° SE
Nanih Waiya (Historic Ruins) — 51.7 mi, 111° E
Boyd Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 54.1 mi, 198° S
Dockery Farms (Attraction) — 60.8 mi, 307° NW
Smith-Wills Stadium (Stadium) — 63.3 mi, 200° S

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