Kirkville Mississippi Map

About Kirkville, Mississippi

Kirkville is a locality in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 308. The population density is 34.5 people per km². Kirkville is located at 34.4420°N, 88.4855°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 38824, 39648, 38856.

Kirkville endures under a wide, heavy sky where the heat presses against the earth, ripening the fields that stretch toward the horizon. It lies 18.1 miles northeast of Tupelo, MS (from Tupelo, MS: bearing 42°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-southeast of Baldwyn. Donivan Creek hums a low, persistent tune barely a mile away, carving through the loam and carrying the runoff of summer storms toward the lowlands. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Pea Ridge, a reminder of the ancient shifts in the bedrock. The air here holds a thickness that slows the stride, especially when the light at dusk turns the dust into a fine, suspended gold that settles over the tree lines and the quiet, unpaved edges of the road. To the west, the flat expanse of Pharr Flats offers a stark contrast to the woodland, providing a vast, open basin where the wind travels unobstructed across the tall, sun-bleached grasses.

Kirkville operates on a rhythm dictated by the soil and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons, maintaining a character forged by generations of agrarian labor. Much of the surrounding life gravitates toward the Canal Section Wma, a protected expanse that preserves the integrity of the woods and provides a sanctuary for the creatures that thrive in the deep shade. While Ferguson Lake lies six miles distant, its presence is felt in the humidity that clings to the evening, softening the edges of the porch-front conversations that define the local pace. The economy remains tethered to the land, an inheritance of small-scale production and local trade that prefers the steady over the swift. Life in Kirkville persists in the quiet spaces between the harvest, where the history of the region is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring habit of working the ground and watching the seasons cycle through the trees.

About This Kirkville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kirkville, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.44201, -88.485463. 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 Kirkville includes the ZIP code (38824, 39648, 38856), telephone area code (228, 662), county seat of Itawamba County (Fulton), and school district assignment (Itawamba County 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.