Polkville Mississippi Map
Polkville, Mississippi — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Polkville, Smith County.
Interactive Map of Polkville, Mississippi
| City | Polkville |
| State | Mississippi (MS) |
| County | Smith |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.193761 |
| Longitude | -89.692573 |
| Population | 713 |
| Density | 14.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Polkville, Mississippi
Polkville is a locality in Smith County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 713. The population density is 14.9 people per km². Polkville is located at 32.1938°N, 89.6926°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 39117.
Polkville rests in the heart of Smith County, a landscape of rolling hills that cradle scattered woodlands and open fields. It lies 18.0 miles east-south-east of Brandon, MS (from Brandon, MS: bearing 108°T), and is situated 17.4 miles south-west of Forest. The air here carries the sweet, earthy scent of pine and damp soil, especially after a summer shower, a perpetual reminder of the verdant, humid embrace of South Mississippi. The terrain, gently sloped rather than dramatically defined, suggests a land that has yielded to the steady hand of cultivation over time, its contours softened by decades of sun and rain. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of oaks and magnifies the emerald sheen of the dense undergrowth, paints the roadsides with a fleeting, dappled brilliance. The history of Polkville is intertwined with the agricultural legacy of the region, its economy once rooted deeply in cotton and timber. While those industries have shifted, the spirit of resourcefulness remains, now finding expression in small businesses and a quiet dedication to community. The land itself, shaped by the persistent flow of small creeks and tributaries that eventually feed into larger waterways, has always been the primary architect of life here. There are no grand pronouncements of historical significance, no towering monuments, but rather a steady, enduring presence, a testament to generations who have worked this ground and built their lives under the wide, often brilliant, Mississippi sky.
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About This Polkville Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Polkville, Mississippi with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Polkville and Smith County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Polkville is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Polkville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
