Hushpuckena, Mississippi

Hushpuckena is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States along U.S. Route 61. Hushpuckena is located approximately 3 mi south of Duncan and approximately 4 mi north of Shelby. Hushpuckena is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. Hushpuckena was named after the Hushpuckena River. Hushpuckena is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "sunflowers are abundant".

A post office operated under the name Hushpuckena from 1885 to 1968.

In popular culture
Hushpuckena was mentioned in Tom Waits' 1999 song "Pony," as well as Irish singer-songwriter Hozier’s 2023 song “Butchered Tongue”.