Vancleave, Mississippi

About Vancleave

Vancleave is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Mississippi.

Vancleave holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 43.14 square miles.

📰 Vancleave News Today

• Vancleave Football MaxPreps · Aug 15
• Jimmy Turk Obituary Aug 7, 2026 Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Homes · Aug 7
• Kenneth F. Myers Obituary Jan 23, 2026 Riemann Family Funeral Homes · Jan 23
• Vancleave Basketball Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 14
• Vancleave man dies after Ocean Springs officer-involved shooting, officials say WLOX · Jun 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Vancleave Unique

• The only place in America named Vancleave — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Vancleave

• Ward Bayou Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Vancleave

• JACKSON COUNTY VOCATIONAL CENTER
• VANCLEAVE HIGH SCHOOL
• VANCLEAVE LOWER ELEMENTARY
• VANCLEAVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
• VANCLEAVE UPPER ELEMENTARY

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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