Arkabutla, Mississippi

About Arkabutla

Set in the northern part of Mississippi, Arkabutla is a small unincorporated community.

Arkabutla holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.03 square miles.

📰 Arkabutla News Today

• Major milestone reached in Arkabutla Dam repair efforts SuperTalk Mississippi Media · Oct 9
• Arkabutla Dam repairs underway, but money still a question Daily Memphian · Oct 9
• Plan to broadcast herbicides in north Mississippi reservoir sparks local opposition the mississippi independent · Jul 24
• Disabled Hunters Reignite Joy for Their Hobby at Arkabutla Lake Mississippi Free Press · Jan 14
• Mississippi Wildlife Rehabilitation to host seventh annual Trunk-or-Treat at Arkabutla Lake DeSoto County News · Aug 18

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What Makes Arkabutla Unique

• The only place in America named Arkabutla — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Arkabutla

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