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Hushpuckena, Mississippi

Coordinates: 34°00′17″N 90°45′11″W / 34.00472°N 90.75306°W / 34.00472; -90.75306
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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] Hushpuckena is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "sunflowers are abundant".[4]

A post office operated under the name Hushpuckena from 1885 to 1968.[5]

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Hushpuckena was mentioned in Tom Waits' 1999 song "Pony,"[6] as well as Irish singer-songwriter Hozier’s 2023 song “Butchered Tongue”.[7]

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References

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  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.