Buckatunna Creek

Buckatunna Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.^[2] It is a tributary to the Chickasawhay River.

Buckatunna Creek
Buckatunna Creek near its source in Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Location
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	32.3829195°N 88.5555949°W / 32.3829195; -88.5555949
Mouth
• coordinates	31.5073871°N 88.5378047°W / 31.5073871; -88.5378047
Length	60 mi (97 km)
Basin size	505 sq mi (1,310 km2)[1]

Buckatunna Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "creek at which there is weaving".^[3] Variant names are "Bucatunna Creek", "Buckatanna Creek", "Buckatanne River", "Buckatanny Creek", "Buckatonna Creek", "Buckhatannee Creek", and "Puckatunna Creek".^[2]

The creek lends its name to the community of Buckatunna, Mississippi.^[4]

Some of the earliest settlers in Wayne County settled along Buckatunna Creek.^[5]

In September 1889, Rube Burrow robbed a train on a railroad bridge over Buckatunna Creek.^[6]

References

1. Telis, Pamela (1991). Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey. p. 72.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckatunna Creek
3. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
4. "What's in a Name: Buckatunna". WDAM. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
5. Wilkins, Jesse M. "Early Times in Wayne County". natchezbelle.org. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
6. "Buckatunna". hmdb.org. Retrieved July 23, 2023.