Crenshaw Mississippi Map

About Crenshaw, Mississippi

Crenshaw is a locality in Quitman County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 638. The population density is 599.4 people per km². Crenshaw is located at 34.5026°N, 90.1987°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Crenshaw is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38621.

Crenshaw spreads across a flat, alluvial expanse where the horizon pulls thin and taut against a sky that feels immense in its clarity. It lies 25.1 miles south-southwest of Hernando, MS (from Hernando, MS: bearing 208°T), and is situated 15.3 miles west-southwest of Senatobia. The land here is defined by the steady, patient work of soil and sun, where the damp, heavy air carries the scent of turned earth and the persistent, creeping reach of kudzu along the fences. Only a mile to the west, Fowler Creek carves a quiet, unassuming path through the low-lying terrain, its waters moving with a lethargic grace that mirrors the stillness of the afternoon. To the east, the landscape remains largely uninterrupted until the distant, hazy blue silhouette of Cemetery Ridge marks the far edge of the world, providing a rugged counterpoint to the soft, expansive plains that hold Crenshaw in a perpetual, sun-drenched embrace.

History in Crenshaw remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, a legacy of agricultural labor that has shaped the town’s identity through generations of change. The local economy persists in a dialogue with the surrounding fields, where the work of the land remains the primary pulse, occasionally punctuated by the quiet administration of the Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms. Beyond the reach of the fields, the nearby waters of Souva Lake offer a brief, reflective sanctuary for those seeking the stillness of the water’s edge, while the distant, deeper indentation of Viney Rough suggests the hidden complexities of the broader topography. Life here proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned momentum, reflecting a heritage defined not by grand monuments, but by the resilience of those who have long attended to the stubborn, fertile mud of this inland stretch.

About This Crenshaw Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crenshaw, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.502606, -90.198704. 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 Crenshaw includes the ZIP code (38621), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Quitman County (Marks), and school district assignment (North Panola 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.