Buckatunna Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 32°22′59″N88°33′20″W / 32.3829195°N 88.5555949°W |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 31°30′27″N88°32′16″W / 31.5073871°N 88.5378047°W |
Length | 60 mi (97 km) |
Basin size | 505 sq mi (1,310 km2) [1] |
Buckatunna Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [2] It is a tributary to the Chickasawhay River.
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]
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