Kossuth Mississippi Map

About Kossuth, Mississippi

Kossuth is a locality in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 223. The population density is 61.6 people per km². Kossuth is located at 34.8720°N, 88.6459°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38834.

Kossuth lies in the rolling hills of Alcorn County, a place where the land itself seems to sigh under the weight of the humid Mississippi air. It lies 27.3 miles south-east of Hardeman, TN (from Hardeman, TN: bearing 129°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west-south-west of Corinth. The terrain here is a gentle, verdant sprawl, not dramatic, but deeply comforting, with broad fields of cotton and corn stretching to meet the distant, soft-edged tree lines. Sunlight, when it breaks through the persistent haze, falls in broad, buttery shafts, illuminating the dusty roads and the weathered barns that punctuate the landscape. The air itself carries the sweet, earthy perfume of ripening crops, a scent that mingles with the fainter, metallic tang of distant rain. Even the silence here feels substantial, a quiet hum of insects and the occasional rustle of leaves that speaks of a life lived at a different tempo. The echoes of Kossuth's past are subtle, woven into the very rhythm of its days. This is a place shaped by agriculture, where the seasons dictate the rhythm of life, and the land has always been the primary employer. While the grand plantations of the antebellum South are a distant memory, the legacy of a rural economy persists, with small farms and agricultural businesses still forming the backbone of the local character. The distinctive red soil, so fertile, has been worked for generations, nurturing crops that feed the nation and sustain the families who call Kossuth home. Though no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring spirit of its people, a quiet resilience, is perhaps the most notable landmark of all.

About This Kossuth Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kossuth, Mississippi — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.872035, -88.645886. 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 Kossuth and Alcorn County.

Detailed location data for Kossuth includes the ZIP code (38834), telephone area code (662), county seat of Alcorn County (Corinth), and school district assignment (Alcorn School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Kossuth is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.