Calhoun Mississippi Map

About Calhoun, Mississippi

Calhoun is a locality in Jones County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,533. Calhoun is located at 31.6960°N, 89.2053°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 39443, 39440.

Calhoun sustains a quiet presence amidst the red clay and thickets of the Mississippi interior, where the land yields to the slow, persistent creep of kudzu and the weight of humid air. It lies 4.4 miles west of Laurel, MS (from Laurel, MS: bearing 272°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north of Ellisville. The terrain is defined by a series of low-slung elevations that ripple toward the horizon, providing a backdrop where the stillness is interrupted only by the seasonal migration of insects or the occasional rustle of hardwoods. Boler Branch carves a narrow, serpentine path through the brush just a mile away, its waters often sluggish and dark under the heavy canopy of pine and oak. Indian Springs Lake sits equally close, a quiet basin reflecting the shifting clouds that drift over the expanse, while the distant silhouette of Negro Ridge marks the boundary of the horizon, grounding the perspective of the landscape in a vast, earthen permanence.

Calhoun carries the weight of a long-settled agrarian history, a legacy written in the remnants of old field lines and the endurance of families who have worked this soil for generations. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, shifting from the traditional labor of the fields to the modest, steady commerce that keeps the local pulse beating. Residents often find their way to Cotton Mill Park, a quiet expanse four miles distant that serves as a communal anchor for a populace accustomed to the measured pace of inland life. There is a particular clarity to the light here at dusk, when the shadows stretch thin across the fields and the heat of the afternoon finally surrenders to the cooling earth, revealing a town that persists not through grand gestures, but through the simple, stubborn continuity of its daily work.

About This Calhoun Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Calhoun, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.695995, -89.205336. 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 Calhoun includes the ZIP code (39443, 39440), telephone area code (601), county seat of Jones County (Ellisville), and school district assignment.

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.