Pachuta Mississippi Map

About Pachuta, Mississippi

Pachuta is a locality in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 351. The population density is 41.6 people per km². Pachuta is located at 32.0404°N, 88.8848°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 39347.

Pachuta rests in a quiet corner of Clarke County, where the land begins its slow, deliberate surrender to the Mississippi piney woods. It lies 24.8 miles south-south-west of Meridian, MS (from Meridian, MS: bearing 205°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west of Quitman. The terrain here is a gentle rolling tapestry of sandy loam, supporting stands of towering loblolly pines that exhale a resinous perfume into the humid air. Beneath this verdant canopy, the earth is often a rich, dark red, hinting at the iron-rich clays that lie just below the surface, and in the late afternoon, the sunlight slants through the dense foliage in long, golden shafts, painting the forest floor with a fleeting, ethereal glow. Small, meandering creeks, their waters stained the color of weak tea by tannins leached from fallen pine needles, thread their way through the landscape, their quiet gurgling a constant, unobtrusive soundtrack to the stillness. The history of Pachuta is bound to the timber and the railroad that once promised a more bustling future. For generations, the economy here was deeply entwined with the harvesting of timber, the air thick with the scent of sawdust and the distant whine of saws. While the logging industry has waned, echoes of its past remain in the weathered barns and the quiet fields where once stood sprawling sawmills. The land itself, however, continues to provide, with small farms still coaxing crops from the fertile soil, and the enduring spirit of its people, a resilient stock accustomed to the quietude and the enduring beauty of their corner of Mississippi. Pachuta’s narrative is one of quiet perseverance, a testament to a life lived in harmony with the land.

About This Pachuta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pachuta, Mississippi — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.040428, -88.884772. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Pachuta and Clarke County.

Detailed location data for Pachuta includes the ZIP code (39347), telephone area code (601), county seat of Clarke County (Quitman), and school district assignment (Quitman School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Pachuta is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.