Hushpuckena, Mississippi
Hushpuckena, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Hushpuckena, Mississippi
Hushpuckena, Mississippi
Hushpuckena, Mississippi is located in the United States
Hushpuckena, Mississippi
Hushpuckena, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°00′17″N 90°45′11″W / 34.00472°N 90.75306°W / 34.00472; -90.75306
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyBolivar
Elevation
128 ft (39 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38774
Area code662
GNIS feature ID671639[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]

Hushpuckena was mentioned in Tom Waits' 1999 song "Pony,"[5] as well as Irish singer-songwriter Hozier’s 2023 song “Butchered Tongue”.[6]

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. "Bolivar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  5. Tom Waits – Pony, retrieved August 31, 2023
  6. "Butchered Tongues". Genius. Retrieved August 22, 2023.


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