Hushpuckena, Mississippi
Hushpuckena, Mississippi | |
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Hushpuckena, Mississippi | |
Coordinates: 34°00′17″N 90°45′11″W / 34.00472°N 90.75306°WCoordinates: 34°00′17″N 90°45′11″W / 34.00472°N 90.75306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Bolivar |
Elevation | 128 ft (39 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 38774 |
Area code(s) | 662 |
GNIS feature ID | 671639[1] |
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.[2]
Hushpuckena was named after the Hushpuckena River.[3]
A post office operated under the name Hushpuckena from 1885 to 1968.[4]
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Abandoned storefronts in Hushpuckena
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hushpuckena, Mississippi
- ^ 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.
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ^ "Bolivar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Bolivar County, Mississippi
- Unincorporated communities in Mississippi
- Mississippi Delta region geography stubs