Polkville Mississippi Map

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.

About This Polkville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Polkville, Mississippi — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.193761, -89.692573. 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.

Detailed location data for Polkville includes the ZIP code (39117), telephone area code (601), county seat of Smith County (Raleigh), and school district assignment (Smith County 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 Polkville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.