Schlater Mississippi Map

About Schlater, Mississippi

Schlater is a locality in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 236. The population density is 79.0 people per km². Schlater is located at 33.6407°N, 90.3481°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Schlater is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38952.

Schlater occupies a quiet, level stretch of the Mississippi Delta where the horizon extends unbroken, defined by the relentless flatness of the alluvial plain. It lies 13.0 miles northwest of Greenwood, MS (from Greenwood, MS: bearing 312°T), and is situated 13.1 miles east-southeast of Ruleville. The air here holds a heavy, persistent humidity that seems to slow the passage of the afternoon, coating the stalks of cotton and soybean in a fine, silty dust. Three miles to the east, the Quiver River meanders through the landscape, its dark, sluggish current carving a winding path through the silt-rich earth. Beyond the immediate reach of the cultivated fields, the terrain remains largely open, though the distant, forested expanse of Malmaison Wma provides a dense, green relief against the stark, sun-bleached expanse of the farmland.

Schlater emerged from the expansion of the rail lines and the ambition of those who saw potential in the deep, fertile soil of the valley. Today, the local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest, a life dictated by the requirements of the land rather than the frantic pace of the outside world. The legacy of the agrarian past is visible in the utilitarian structures that dot the landscape, serving as silent witnesses to decades of labor. While the nearby Six Mile Lake provides a point of stillness in the geography, the true character of the locality is found in the way the light catches the tops of the crops at dusk, turning the vast, flat fields into a sea of muted gold before the evening shadows claim the ground.

About This Schlater Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Schlater, Mississippi. Coordinates: 33.640673, -90.348142. 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 Schlater includes the ZIP code (38952), telephone area code (228), county seat of Leflore County (Greenwood), and school district assignment (Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated 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.