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Welcome to Poplar Springs ...

Poplar Springs is primarily located in Chickasaw County<1>. A portion of Poplar Springs extends into Monroe County.

A typical abbreviation for Poplar Springs: Poplar Spgs. (or less commonly used: Poplar Spngs. or Poplar Sprngs.)

Poplar Springs is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Poplar Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Poplar Springs: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Poplar Springs ...

While we believe that this Poplar Springs is located in Chickasaw County, we know of another 6 Mississippi communities named Poplar Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Holmes, Lauderdale, Montgomery, Newton, Pontotoc and Union County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 25 communities that are also named Poplar Springs - they are located in Alabama (4), Georgia (3), Maryland, North Carolina (4), South Carolina (2) and Tennessee (5).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poplar Springs.

Communities near Poplar Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Poplar Springs.

  • Tupelo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Amory
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Aberdeen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Verona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Okolona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Nettleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shannon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Plantersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Smithville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Algoma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Poplar Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poplar Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Poplar Springs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poplar Springs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Poplar Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar Springs ...

Looking for more information about Poplar Springs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Poplar Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Poplar Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Chickasaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poplar Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Poplar Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Poplar Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.