Buckatunna in Wayne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Buckatunna
Photographed by Robert M. Cook, Jr., July 17, 2012
1. Buckatunna Marker
Erected 1952 by Mississippi Historical Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.
Location. 31° 32.386′ N, 88° 31.63′ W. Marker is in Buckatunna, Mississippi, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 45 and Sullivan Drive, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 45. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buckatunna MS 39322, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi and in the Pine Belt. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Major General Ira Platt Swift (approx. 2.8 miles away); General James Patton (approx. 6½ miles away); Winchester (approx. 6.9 miles away); Wayne County Agricultural High School (approx. 10.4 miles away); Jesse Rodgers (approx. 10½ miles away); Dyess Bridge (approx. 10.7 miles away); Lettie Bryant and Leo Turner (approx. 11.1 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 11.6 miles away).
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Photographed by Robert M. Cook, Jr., July 17, 2012
2. Buckatunna Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2012, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Biloxi, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 2,005 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2012, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Biloxi, Mississippi. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
