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Hushpuckena, Mississippi

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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
Hushpuckena, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Hushpuckena, Mississippi is located in MississippiHushpuckena, MississippiHushpuckena, MississippiShow map of MississippiHushpuckena, Mississippi is located in the United StatesHushpuckena, MississippiHushpuckena, MississippiShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 34°00′17″N 90°45′11″W / 34.00472°N 90.75306°W / 34.00472; -90.75306
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyBolivar
Elevation128 ft (39 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code38774
Area code662
GNIS feature ID671639

Hushpuckena is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States along U.S. Route 61. Hushpuckena is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Duncan and approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Shelby. Hushpuckena is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. Hushpuckena was named after the Hushpuckena River. Hushpuckena is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "sunflowers are abundant".

A post office operated under the name Hushpuckena from 1885 to 1968.

In popular culture

Hushpuckena was mentioned in Tom Waits' 1999 song "Pony," as well as Irish singer-songwriter Hozier’s 2023 song “Butchered Tongue”.

Gallery

  • Abandoned storefronts in Hushpuckena Abandoned storefronts in Hushpuckena

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hushpuckena, Mississippi
  2. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 911.
  3. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  4. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  5. "Bolivar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  6. Tom Waits – Pony, retrieved August 31, 2023
  7. "Butchered Tongue". Genius. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
Municipalities and communities of Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States
County seats: Cleveland and Rosedale
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