Shubuta

Also known as Shubuta, Mississippi, Shubuta, MS, Shubuta (Mississippi)

town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States of America

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Mississippi
County: Clarke
Total: 2.41 sq mi (6.25 km )
Land: 2.41 sq mi (6.25 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 203 ft (62 m)
Density: 168.3/sq mi (64.97/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code: 28-67520
Gnis feature id: 0677756

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Encyclopedic overview

Shubuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States, which is located on the eastern border of the state. As of the 2020 census, Shubuta had a population of 406. Developed around an early 19th-century trading post on the Chickasawhay River, it was built near a Choctaw town. Shubuta is a Choctaw word meaning "smokey water".

History

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