Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0 0.0 112 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highway 1 |
North to communities of Avon, MS, Wayside, MS, Greenville, MS - South to Chatham, MS - South to Lake Washington, Mississippi Camping, fishing, boating. |
| 7.5 12.0 112 ft. |
Leroy Percy Wildlife Management Area |
Leroy Percy Wildlife Management Area. Camping, lodging, and a daily lunch, fishing and hunting. Phone: 662-827-5436 |
| 12.7 20.5 102 ft. |
Hollandale, MS |
Community of Hollandale, MS. Junction of US state highway 61. Hollandale Municipal Airport. |
| 13.1 21.1 115 ft. |
Junction of US Highway 61 |
North to Hollandale Municipal Airport - North to communities of Arcola, MS, Leland, MS, Elizabeth, MS, Stoneville, MS. - South to Percy, MS, Panther Burn, MS, Nitta Yuma, MS.
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| 22.7 36.5 79 ft. |
Sunflower River |
Crossing Sunflower River, Mississippi. |
| 33.7 54.2 108 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highway #7 and US Highway #49W, Community of Belzoni, MS |
Community of Belzoni, MS. Mississippi state highway 12 overlaps US state highway 49W at this point. Belzoni, MS was the site of a murder of an early civil rights pioneer, Rev. George W. Lee. It is also known for the World Catfish Festival held every April. North to Jaketown Site, an archaeological site with two prehistoric mounds. The site was declared a National Historic Landmark (NHL) in 1990. Artifacts found in the area near the site are featured on display in the Jaketown Museum in Belzoni, Mississippi. They demonstrate the site was occupied by indigenous peoples from 1750 BCE to 1500 CE, making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the region. |
| 34.3 55.2 108 ft. |
Junction of US Highway #49W |
Mississippi State Highway 12 leaves US state highway 49W at this point and heads east. US State highway 49W south access to Belzoni Municipal Airport. |
| 34.7 55.9 85 ft. |
Black River |
Crossing Black River, Mississippi. |
| 45.2 72.8 115 ft. |
Eagle Lake, MS |
Turn on access road going west towards Eagle Lake. |
| 46.0 74.1 95 ft. |
Irrigation Canal |
Crossing an irrigation canal. |
| 48.3 77.7 95 ft. |
Mississippi Creek |
Crossing a Mississippi Creek. |
| 49.2 79.1 115 ft. |
Junction of US Highway #49E |
Mississippi state highway 12 joins US state highway 49E at this point and heads north. |
| 56.1 90.3 121 ft. |
Tchula, MS |
Community of Tchula, MS. Post office. North access to Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge - Activities Hunting, fishing. NOTE: Mississippi state highway 12 leaves US state highway 49E and heads east. |
| 59.2 95.2 144 ft. |
Bridge |
Crossing a Mississippi river. |
| 66.9 107.6 233 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highways 12 and 17 |
Mississippi state highway 12 overlaps Mississippi state highway 17 at this point. Community of Lexington, MS. Lexington is the smallest town in Mississippi that has supported a Jewish congregation for a significant period of time. In 1905, Temple Beth El was formed. It has remained active even as its numbers have declined in recent years. Despite its small numbers, the Jewish community of Lexington has always been very close-knit. B.B. King, lived in Lexington when he was 15. Public library, Fire Department, post office, and First Prebyterian church. Lexington Historic District is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. |
| 67.3 108.3 233 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highways 12 and 17 |
Lexington, MS. Mississippi state highway 12 leaves Mississippi state highway 17 at this point and continues east. |
| 76.7 123.4 305 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highway 12 and Interstate 55 |
Mississippi state highway 12 crosses Interstae 55 at this point and continues east. Intertate 55 continues south towards Holmes County State Park accessible via Mississippi state highway 424. The park was built around two lakes covering 88 acres, and offers such diverse excitement as fishing, roller skating, camping and cabin rentals. Phone: 662-653-3351 and for reservations, call: 800-467-2757 |
| 79.6 128.1 269 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highway 12 and US State Highway 51 |
Mississippi state highway 12 connects with US state highway 51 at this point and continues going south to Durant City, MS. |
| 80.2 129.1 266 ft. |
Durant, MS |
Community of Durant, MS. Durant was named for Louis Durant, a Choctaw chief, who had lived on a bluff just across the nearby Big Black River. Mississippi state highway 12 continues east at this point and US state highway 51 continues going south to Holmes County State Park. |
| 86.4 139.0 315 ft. |
Sallis, MS |
Community of Sallis, MS. Junction of Mississippi state highway 429. Sallis is the birthplace of the late David Barksdale, who, with Larry Hoover at one point ran the Black Gangster Disciple Nation. |
| 90.9 146.3 312 ft. |
McAdams, MS |
Community of McAdams, MS. Junction of county road #4167. McAdams is located southwest of Kosciusko along Mississippi Highway 12. North to Youth Center Lake and Atwood Lake. Fishing, boating, and swimmming. |
| 94.5 152.1 410 ft. |
Country Club Lake, MS |
Country Club Lake is a reservoir in Attala County in the state of Mississippi. Fishing. |
| 95.3 153.3 404 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highway 43 and Mississippi State Highway 12 |
Mississippi state highway 43 joins Mississippi state highway 12 at this point and heads north. West to Bailey Lake. |
| 97.2 156.5 440 ft. |
Parkway Plaza Shopping Center |
Parkway Plaza shopping center. Grocery anchored, multi-tenant retail center.
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| 97.4 156.8 449 ft. |
State Veterans Home |
State Veterans Home. Nursing home for people who served in the Armed Forces and their dependents. Phone: 662-289-7809. West to Montfort Jones Memorial Hospital. |
| 97.9 157.6 466 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highways 19 and 35 |
Mississippi state highways 19 and 35 overlaps with Mississippi state highway 12 and 43 at this point. North to Northside baseball park. South to Maple Terrace Bed and Breakfast. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. You can find comfortable accommodations at this newly restored inn. There are four guest rooms, each with a private bath. Located two blocks from the B&B is the Courthouse Square, which has been a recently revitalized Main Street USA Project. Shop for gifts, fashion, food and fun, antiques, and collectibles at its quaint stores. Fitness buffs can even jog to the gym. Phone: 662-289-5353 |
| 98.6 158.7 430 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi state highways 19 and 35 |
Baileys shopping center. Landrum field. Post office. Niles Park. Mississippi state highways 19 and 35 also known as Veterans Memorial Dr. leaves Mississippi state highway 12 at this point heading south to Natchez Trace Parkway. Mississippi state highway 12 continues heading east. |
| 101.7 163.6 459 ft. |
Kosciusko-Attala County Airport |
Kosciusko-Attala County Airport accessible via County road 5245. |
| 106.5 171.4 466 ft. |
Ethel, MS |
Community of Ethel, MS. West to Natchez Trace Parkway. |
| 114.3 184.0 463 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State highways 407 |
Junction of Mississippi state highway 407 heads toward the town of McCool, MS. Post office. Limited services. |
| 120.8 194.4 453 ft. |
Weir, MS |
Community of Weir, MS. Junction of Mississippi state highway 413. The town of Weir was settled by a former Confederate Colonel John Weir and his brother, James in 1868. |
| 125.6 202.2 509 ft. |
Lebanon Rd, MS |
Access road to Ackerman Choctaw County Airport. |
| 128.5 206.8 561 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highway 9 |
South to the community of Ackerman, MS. North to Natchez Trace Pkwy and Jeff Busby Park. |
| 128.7 207.1 568 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highway 15 |
Community of Ackerman, MS. East to Tombigbee National Forest. The Tombigbee National Forest is comprised of 66,576 acres. The term 'Tombigbee' might mean 'coffin-maker' or 'river of coffins.' The story go, during Hernando De Sota's sojourn into this area, the resident native Americans came in contact with the explorers. Many contracted diseases which produced high fever. To these people, the cool, free-flowing river water was the 'cure' for fever. By the time DeSota left the area, the river was reported to be 'full of the dead' from the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations and so it came to be called Tombigbee River. This grim story is soon forgotten by today's visitors to the Tombigbee National Forest. For many the word 'tombigbee' has come to means a great family camping vacation and hours of discovering the wonders of a southern hardwood forest.
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| 137.4 221.1 325 ft. |
Sturgis, MS |
Community of Sturgis, MS. This town has hosted "Sturgis South", an all-bike motorcycle rally for the past 10 years. South to Tombigbee National Forest. |
| 148.9 239.6 302 ft. |
Oktibbeha, MS |
Community of Oktibbeha, MS. Oktibbeha is a Native American word meaning either bloody water (because of the battle fought on the banks) or possible icy creek. Indian artifacts over 2000 years old have been found near the Indian mounds adjacent to Indian Mound campground, just east of Starkville. |
| 150.6 242.3 331 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highway 25 |
Mississippi state highway 12 crosses Mississippi state highway 25 at this point. George M Bryan Airport. McKee Park. Baseball park. |
| 152.8 245.9 341 ft. |
Starkville, MS |
Community of Starkville, MS. The campus of Mississippi State University is located adjacent to the east of Starkville. As of the fall of 2008, MSU is the state of Mississippi's largest university with 18,601 undergraduates,[2] more than 4,000 graduate students, and more than 1,300 staff. The university is also the largest employer of Starkville and dominates the city's economy. Students have created a ready audience for the Magnolia Film Festival. Held every February, it is the oldest film festival in the state. Babe Ruth Park. University Square Shopping Center. State Shopping Center. Village Mall Shopping Center. |
| 154.4 248.5 361 ft. |
Mississippi State University |
In 2009, it was ranked #18 nationally in Forbes magazine's "America's Best College Buys." It is also the largest university in the state of Mississippi. Humphrey Coliseum, a 10,500 seat multi-purpose arena. Nicknamed the Hump, it is home to the Mississippi State University Bulldogs men's and women's basketball teams. It is the equivalent of seven stories high and is in the shape of an oval 318" long by 268" wide. The Walk of Honor and the Eternal Flame Monument were created in 1997 to honor those who have contributed to Mississippi State University over the years. Maroon Mile,a campaign to pave the sidewalks and walkways of the historic Drill Field and other parade grounds with individualized bricks and pavers that, when laid end-to-end, would stretch one mile or more. Galleries and Museums.
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| 154.7 249.0 338 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highway 182 |
West to the community of Starkville. East to Mississippi State University Golf Course, Oktibbeha Airport and Oak Slush Creek. |
| 156.5 251.9 282 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highway 25 |
Mississippi state highway 12 overlaps with Mississippi state highway 25 and US state highway 82 at this point and heads east. |
| 158.2 254.6 259 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highway 182 |
Mississippi state highway 12 crosses over Mississippi state highway at this point. |
| 160.6 258.5 269 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highway 182 |
West to the community of Starkville and Mississippi State University Golf Course. |
| 161.9 260.6 249 ft. |
Junction of Hickory Grove Rd N and S |
West to Starville, MS and Mississippi State University. South to Bluff Lake and Loakfoma Lake. |
| 163.4 263.0 262 ft. |
Junction of Camps Airport Rd |
East to Oktibbeha Airport. |
| 164.7 265.0 249 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highway 25 |
South to the towns of Artesia and Crawford, MS. South to the community of Tibbee and the city of West Point, MS and McCharen Field Airport. |
| 168.9 271.8 249 ft. |
Junction of Airport Rd |
Access Road to Golden Triangle Regional Airport, a public airport midway between the towns of Columbus, Starkville, and West Point, Mississippi, and serving the area known as the Golden Triangle and the surrounding region of Mississippi. The airport has a single runway. |
| 174.6 280.9 180 ft. |
Junction of US Highway 45 |
West to Gold Triangle Regional Airport. The airport is mostly used for general and military aviation but is also served by one commerical airline, the Atlantic Southeast Airlines. North to Columbus Lake. South to Memorial Gardens of Columbus. |
| 176.5 284.0 131 ft. |
Oak Slush Creek |
Oak Slush Creek is a tributary of the Tombigbee River. The creek got its name from the plants that are growing within its waters. North to John C. Stennis Lock and Dam, formerly named Columbus Lock and Dam. It is named for longtime US Senator from Mississippi, John C. Stennis. Columbus Lake, impounded by the John C. Stennis Lock and Dam. Many people come there for the great recreational opportunities. |
| 177.8 286.2 180 ft. |
Columbus, MS |
Community of Columbus, MS. Junction of Mississippi state highways 182. During the American Civil War, Columbus was a hospital town. One of the hospitals was located at the still-operating Annunciation Catholic Church, built in 1863. Stephen D. Lee House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and declared a Mississippi Landmark in 1985. South to Charles McLaran House, also known as Riverview, a historic mansion in Columbus, Mississippi, White's Slough, a rare Cypress swamp, Lowndes County, Norris Lake, Bowlin Lake, Columbus-Lowndes County Airport and Mississippi University for Women. North to Columbus Air Force Base. |
| 178.4 287.1 177 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highways 50 and 69 |
South to the community of Columbus, Mississippi University for Women and Columbus-Lowndes County Airport. North to Leigh Mall Shopping Center and Columbus Air Force Base. West to Columbus Lake. |
| 182.4 293.6 177 ft. |
Junction of Mississippi State Highway 50 |
North to Columbus Air Force Base. West to Columbus Lake and John C. Stennis Lock and Dam. East to Lake Lowndes State Park and the Mississippi/Alabama state line. |
| 198.7 319.7 341 ft. |
Mississipppi/Alabama State Line |
Mississippi state highway 12 ends here at the Mississippi/Alamaba state line. - Start/Finish of Free Road Map RV Highway Travel Guide - cc/2010e |