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 207. The population density is 32.8 people per km². Pachuta is located at 32.0404°N, 88.8848°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pachuta is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 39347.

Pachuta draws its character from the dark, silt-heavy flow of Pachuta Creek, which carves a deliberate path through the dense pine forests and red clay banks of the landscape. It lies 24.8 miles south-southwest of Meridian, MS (from Meridian, MS: bearing 205°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west of Quitman. The horizon is defined by the low, hazy silhouette of Turkey Ridge, a distant ripple against the sky that anchors the perspective of the surrounding woods. Sunlight here filters through heavy canopies of hardwoods, casting long, bruised shadows across the damp earth and illuminating the intricate, tangled vines of kudzu that claim the edges of the thickets. While Phalti Lakes offers a quiet expanse of water only a few miles away, the immediate sensation of the land is one of heavy, humid stillness, where the air feels thick with the scent of damp pine needles and the patient, slow growth of the deep interior.

Pachuta emerged from the necessity of the rail line and the stubborn endurance of timber and agricultural labor, maintaining a quiet existence far removed from the bustle of the coast. The local economy has long been tethered to the harvest of the surrounding woodlands and the seasonal rhythms of the fields, a heritage that persists in the way the architecture clings to the ground with simple, pragmatic lines. Residents often travel toward the recreation of Clarkco State Park when the heat of the afternoon demands the shade of long-leaf pines, yet the core of daily life remains tethered to the local intersections and the modest, sturdy structures that have weathered decades of Southern storms. There is a particular, unforced dignity in how Pachuta persists, a place where the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the subtle, persistent changes in the color of the creek and the shifting light across the fields.

About This Pachuta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pachuta, Mississippi. Coordinates: 32.040428, -88.884772. 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 Pachuta includes the ZIP code (39347), telephone area code (601), county seat of Clarke County (Quitman), and school district assignment (Quitman 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.