Glendale Mississippi Map

About Glendale, Mississippi

Glendale is a locality in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,681. The population density is 398.2 people per km². Glendale is located at 31.3680°N, 89.3086°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 39759, 39401.

Glendale occupies a quiet expanse of inland territory where the horizon is defined by the steady, unyielding presence of the earth rather than the drama of distant peaks. It lies 1.5 miles north-northeast of Starkville, MS (from Starkville, MS: bearing 34°T), and is situated 1.4 miles north-northwest of Mississippi State. The landscape here is characterized by a low, rhythmic undulation of terrain that stretches toward the hazy silhouette of the Walnut Hills, visible only as a faint, jagged ink-line against the darkening sky at dusk. Nearby, the banks of Hollis Creek carve a narrow, mud-slicked path through the heavy soil, providing a constant, low-frequency murmur that punctuates the stillness of the afternoon. At the edge of the local settlement, Moncrief Park offers a modest clearing where the light filters through the canopy in long, amber slats, illuminating the dust motes that hang suspended in the humid, motionless air.

Glendale serves as a quiet anchor for the surrounding agricultural tracts, its history tied to the slow, deliberate cultivation of the land and the modest commerce that grew in the wake of early homesteading. While the economy remains anchored in the rhythms of seasonal labor and regional trade, the proximity of the Mississippi State University School of Forest Resources, located eleven miles away, brings a persistent focus on the stewardship of the timber and flora that dominate the local horizon. Life in Glendale moves with the measured cadence of a clock pendulum, undisturbed by the frantic pace of larger hubs. To the west, the waters of Camps Lake sit perfectly still, acting as a mirror for the shifting colors of the sky, a reflective surface that seems to capture the very temperament of a place where the passage of time is measured not by hours, but by the gradual change of the leaves and the cooling of the soil.

About This Glendale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glendale, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.368016, -89.308628. 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 Glendale includes the ZIP code (39759, 39401), telephone area code (662, 601), county seat of Oktibbeha County (Starkville), and school district assignment (Forrest 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.