Lambert, MS

Lambert is a town in Quitman County, Mississippi. The 2020 census counted 1,273 residents. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Mississippi Department of Corrections operates the Quitman County Community Work Center in an area near Lambert. In addition MDOC operates the Mississippi State Penitentiary in an unincorporated area in Sunflower County, in the area. Quitman County Elementary School is in Lambert. A newcomer can read Lambert through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Lambert comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines.