Chalybeate Mississippi Map

About Chalybeate, Mississippi

Chalybeate is a locality in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 170. The population density is 86.0 people per km². Chalybeate is located at 34.9304°N, 88.8681°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38683.

Chalybeate emerges from the quiet intersection of red-clay earth and the dense, green canopy of the surrounding woodland. It lies 19.6 miles west of Corinth, MS (from Corinth, MS: bearing 269°T), and is situated 15.8 miles south-southeast of Hardeman. The terrain here is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition from the shaded depths of the Holly Springs National Forest to the open, light-drenched expanses that define the local horizon. Only a mile away, the waters of Dodd Creek trace a narrow, persistent path through the undergrowth, carving a cooling vein into the landscape that remains long after the afternoon sun has retreated. To the west, the distant Hatchie Hills provide a jagged silhouette against the sky, their presence a constant, brooding reminder of the tectonic patience that formed this inland expanse. The air holds a lingering humidity, heavy with the scent of damp loam and the faint, metallic tang of the mineral springs that once drew travelers to these quiet woods.

Chalybeate maintains a character forged by the soil and the legacy of agricultural persistence that has long governed the rhythms of its residents. The economy remains anchored to the land, where the labor of the harvest and the stewardship of timber tracts define the seasons more reliably than any calendar. Beyond the immediate fields, the geography deepens toward the expanse of White Oak Bottom, a low-lying basin that collects the evening mist and shields the local flora from the harsher winds. Life here moves with a deliberate, unhurried gravity, far removed from the frantic pace of distant urban centers, yet connected to the broader world through the quiet persistence of those who call this place home. Even the stillness of Muddy Creek Lake Number Twenty-one, located five miles away, reflects a stillness that seems to permeate the local temperament, where history is found not in monuments, but in the enduring way the light hits the pines at the end of a long day.

About This Chalybeate Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chalybeate, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.930368, -88.868114. 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 Chalybeate includes the ZIP code (38683), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Tippah County (Ripley), and school district assignment (North Tippah 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.