Woodland Mississippi Map

About Woodland, Mississippi

Woodland is a locality in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 110. The population density is 74.9 people per km². Woodland is located at 33.7797°N, 89.0507°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Woodland is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 38863, 39776.

Woodland occupies a quiet expanse of interior Mississippi where the land yields to the rhythmic persistence of Cane Creek. It lies 26.4 miles north-northwest of Starkville, MS (from Starkville, MS: bearing 329°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-southwest of Houston. The water carves a path through the red clay, its steady movement providing a constant, low-frequency hum against the stillness of the surrounding fields. To the horizon, the silhouette of Choctaw Ridge marks the transition of the terrain, rising in a muted, hazy violet when the afternoon light begins to fail. Nearby, the surface of Childs Lake holds the sky in a mirror of dark glass, undisturbed by the passage of the few travelers who wander this far inland. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a heavy, vegetative fragrance that seems to slow the respiration of anyone passing through.

Woodland grew from the necessity of the soil, its early days defined by the labor of those who worked the thick, stubborn ground for timber and crops. The local economy remains tethered to this primary relationship with the land, though the pace of industry has softened over the generations into a patient, deliberate endurance. Residents often traverse the miles toward Joe Brigance Memorial Park to find a reprieve in the open green spaces, a ritual that speaks to the deep-seated appreciation for the quietude of the backcountry. Life in Woodland persists in the spaces between the seasons, where the legacy of the past is not a museum piece but a lived reality, visible in the weathered wood of old barns and the steady, unpretentious work of those who remain.

About This Woodland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Woodland, Mississippi. Coordinates: 33.779675, -89.05069. 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 Woodland includes the ZIP code (38863, 39776), 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.