Sumner Mississippi Map

About Sumner, Mississippi

Sumner is a locality in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 278. The population density is 195.2 people per km². Sumner is located at 33.9709°N, 90.3687°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sumner is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38957.

Sumner sits as a quiet mark upon the flat, expansive floor of the Delta, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky claims the better part of the view. It lies 19.6 miles southeast of Clarksdale, MS (from Clarksdale, MS: bearing 144°T), and is situated 4.7 miles southeast of Tutwiler. The land here is defined by an absolute, heavy levelness, a vast expanse of alluvial soil that holds the heat long after the sun has dipped below the tree line. Only a mile away, the Lower Quiver River moves with a sluggish, deliberate weight, its dark waters carving a slow path through the silt. Further out, five miles distant, the waters of Buzzard Bayou Lake settle into the low ground, reflecting the gray-blue shift of the atmosphere. The air in Sumner carries a certain thickness, a quality of stillness that seems to press against the storefronts and the tall, unmoving grass, reminding any traveler that the earth here demands a patient sort of attention.

Agriculture remains the singular pulse of Sumner, where the rhythm of the year is dictated by the planting and the harvest of the fields that surround the houses. The history of the place is inextricably tied to this black, fertile dirt, a weight of years that remains visible in the architecture of the courthouse and the weathered siding of older structures. Six miles away, the lands managed under the Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms provide a necessary sanctuary for the local wildlife, offering a buffer of wilder growth against the relentless geometry of the farms. Life in Sumner moves at a pace set by the turning of the seasons, where the light at dusk turns the dusty roads a deep, bruised violet and the silence of the evening is broken only by the distant, rhythmic hum of machinery still working the dark rows.

About This Sumner Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sumner, Mississippi. Coordinates: 33.970946, -90.368703. 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 Sumner includes the ZIP code (38957), telephone area code (228), county seat of Tallahatchie County (Charleston), and school district assignment (West Tallahatchie School).

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.