De Kalb Mississippi Map
De Kalb, Mississippi — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of De Kalb, Kemper County.
Interactive Map of De Kalb, Mississippi
| City | De Kalb |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| County | Kemper |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.767633 |
| Longitude | -88.650878 |
| Population | 791 |
| Density | 107.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About De Kalb, Mississippi
De Kalb is a locality in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 791. The population density is 107.2 people per km². De Kalb is located at 32.7676°N, 88.6509°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 39328.
De Kalb lies in the rolling heart of Kemper County, Mississippi, a place where the earth exhales a damp, fertile scent after a summer rain. It lies 28.0 miles north of Meridian, MS (from Meridian, MS: bearing 6°T), and is situated 11.0 miles west-south-west of Scooba. The landscape here is a gentle, persistent rise and fall of fertile soil, cloaked in a dense, emerald quilt of pine and hardwood forests that sigh in the breeze. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, warm swathes, illuminating the dusty, unpaved lanes that snake between weathered farmhouses and the occasional, unpretentious general store. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the quiet hum of cicadas and the distant, melodic crow of a rooster, a sound that seems to echo the very pulse of the land. The history of De Kalb is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that stand sentinel along its byways. This land, once the domain of the Chickasaw Nation, was opened for settlement in the early 19th century, its rich soil quickly becoming the backbone of a burgeoning agricultural economy. Cotton, for many years, was king, its white bolls a familiar sight against the verdant fields, and the legacy of that era can still be felt in the enduring traditions of hard work and self-reliance that define the character of De Kalb. Though the landscape has shifted from vast cotton plantations to a more diversified agricultural present, with cattle grazing on pastures and timber providing a steady income, the spirit of the past remains, a quiet undercurrent beneath the everyday commerce of the community.
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About This De Kalb Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of De Kalb, Mississippi with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on De Kalb and Kemper County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for De Kalb is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct De Kalb is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
