Dennis Mississippi Map

About Dennis, Mississippi

Dennis is a locality in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 172. The population density is 48.9 people per km². Dennis is located at 34.5587°N, 88.2262°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38838.

Dennis unfolds across a landscape of heavy clay and hardwoods, where the steady, dark pulse of Jourdan Creek carves a path through the quiet earth. It lies 30.9 miles south-southeast of Corinth, MS (from Corinth, MS: bearing 147°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-northwest of Red Bay. The terrain rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Chinquapin Ridge, while the nearby basin of Ten Island holds the morning mist like a shallow, earthen bowl. Here, the air carries a weight of damp loam and pine, and at dusk, the light turns a bruised, singular gold that clings to the bark of aging oaks. Only three miles away, the expansive, still waters of Bay Springs Lake mirror the shifting sky, anchoring the horizon in a vast, blue silence that defines the local weather and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons.

Dennis retains the character of a place where the work of the land has long dictated the rhythm of the days. History here is quiet, marked by the steady industry of those who carved a living from the timber and the soil, far from the frantic pace of larger hubs. Nearby, Tishomingo State Park preserves the rugged, rocky outcrops and deep ravines that once challenged early settlers, serving as a reminder of the terrain’s ancient, unyielding nature. Modern life in Dennis moves with a measured cadence, shaped by the local economy’s reliance on the surrounding woods and the persistent, quiet commerce of the road. It is a place where the echoes of the past are caught in the thick, humid heat of midsummer and the stark, skeleton-limbs of winter, grounding every inhabitant in the solid reality of the hill country.

About This Dennis Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dennis, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.558707, -88.226155. 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 Dennis includes the ZIP code (38838), telephone area code (662), county seat of Tishomingo County (Iuka), and school district assignment (Tishomingo County Schools).

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.