Buckatunna Mississippi Map

About Buckatunna, Mississippi

Buckatunna is a locality in Wayne County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 383. The population density is 23.9 people per km². Buckatunna is located at 31.5532°N, 88.5343°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 39322.

Buckatunna occupies a quiet stretch of land where the humid, heavy air carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth across the undulating pine barrens. It lies 37.0 miles east-southeast of Laurel, MS (from Laurel, MS: bearing 107°T), and is situated 11.6 miles southeast of Waynesboro. The terrain here is defined by a deep, verdant stillness, marked by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Buckatunna Creek just a mile away, which carves its path through the dense thickets and clay-rich soil. Beyond the immediate reach of the settlements, the landscape rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Nannie Chufa, while the expansive canopy of De Soto National Forest provides a sheltering wildness that keeps the modern world at a distance. Light at dusk filters through the tangled overhead branches in thin, amber shafts, illuminating the fine dust that settles on the quiet roads as the heat of the afternoon finally surrenders to the cooling shadows of the pines.

Buckatunna retains the quiet, sturdy character of a place built upon the cycles of timber production and the slow, deliberate work of agriculture. The legacy of the land is measured in the quiet industry that once drew people to these woods, creating a rhythm of life that remains tied to the seasons and the slow growth of the surrounding timberland. Residents moving through their days navigate a landscape where the proximity to Lake Ola serves as a reminder of the water that sustains the region, though the pace remains set by the long-standing habits of a rural population. Life in Buckatunna unfolds with a simple, unadorned gravity, where the history of the soil remains etched in the architecture of the older buildings and the way the community turns its gaze toward the horizon, waiting for the evening to deepen the colors of the forest floor.

About This Buckatunna Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buckatunna, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.553199, -88.534283. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Buckatunna includes the ZIP code (39322), telephone area code (601), county seat of Wayne County (Waynesboro), and school district assignment (Wayne County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.