New Houlka Mississippi Map

About New Houlka, Mississippi

New Houlka is a locality in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 698. The population density is 219.5 people per km². New Houlka is located at 34.0363°N, 89.0211°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. New Houlka is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38850.

New Houlka emerges from the humid, red-clay landscape of northern Mississippi as a quiet intersection of open fields and encroaching woodlands. It lies 23.7 miles southwest of Tupelo, MS (from Tupelo, MS: bearing 230°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north of Houston. The terrain surrounding New Houlka is defined by the slow, deliberate movement of Houlka Creek, which traces a winding path through the heavy, moisture-laden earth just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate clearings, the land swells into the dense, shadowed expanses of the Tombigbee National Forest, where the canopy creates a permanent, verdant dusk that muffles the sound of passing traffic. Sunlight here possesses a thick, amber quality, catching the dust motes above the fields and illuminating the way toward the distant rise of Bynum Mounds, which break the horizon with the weight of ancient, earthen geometry.

Agriculture and the slow pulse of local trade have long dictated the pace of life in New Houlka, grounding the identity of the inhabitants in the seasonal cycles of the soil. While the nearby Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail draws those seeking the solitude of the deep woods, the life of New Houlka remains tethered to the crossroads and the quiet endurance of its small-scale commerce. History is felt here not in monuments, but in the persistent reach of the forest and the way the local climate dictates the rhythm of the day, forcing a necessary pause during the heat of the afternoon. Though the waters of Linn Lake wait sixteen miles away, the community looks inward, finding its character in the stubborn persistence of its people and the quiet, unyielding stillness that settles over the region when the evening light begins to fade.

About This New Houlka Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of New Houlka, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.0363, -89.0211. 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 New Houlka includes the ZIP code (38850), telephone area code (662), county seat of Chickasaw County (Houston), and school district assignment (Chickasaw 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.