Poplarville is a city in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States.

[2] It hosts an annual Blueberry Jubilee, which includes rides, craft vendors and rodeos.

Poplarville was named for Poplar Jim Smith, the original owner of the town site.

[4] The most recent occurred in 1959 when Mack Charles Parker, an African-American accused of rape, was abducted from the Pearl River County jail in Poplarville by a mob[5] and shot to death.

[6] On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina inflicted damage on Poplarville, with storm's most powerful, unofficially recorded gust of wind reported at Pearl River Community College, at 135 mph (217 km/h).

On September 2, 2005, Ohio Army National Guard arrived in Poplarville to assist with recovery.