Buckatunna Creek

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Buckatunna Creek
Buckatunna Creek near source in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.jpg
Buckatunna Creek near its source in Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Buckatunna Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
State Mississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates 32°22′59″N88°33′20″W / 32.3829195°N 88.5555949°W / 32.3829195; -88.5555949
Mouth  
 • coordinates
 31°30′27″N88°32′16″W / 31.5073871°N 88.5378047°W / 31.5073871; -88.5378047
Length60 mi (97 km)
Basin size505 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]

References

  1. ↑ Telis, Pamela (1991). Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey. p. 72.
  2. 1 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. 10 July 2014. 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.


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