Okolona, Mississippi

About Okolona

Okolona is a small town in northeastern Mississippi counting 2,416 people who proudly call it home.

Okolona holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 7.18 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 336 residents per square mile.

📰 Okolona News Today

• Okolona schools had a $1.25M deficit Mississippi Today · Aug 20
• A&W Custom Furniture expanding in Okolona Mississippi Development Authority · Sep 25
• Gene Barton, II Obituary June 7, 2026 Pegues Funeral Directors · Jun 7
• Obituary information for Kebo Davis Holland Funeral Directors · Jul 17
• A&W Custom Furniture expanding in Okolona, adding 20 jobs Magnolia Tribune · Sep 25

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What Makes Okolona Unique

• Positioned in northeastern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Mississippi — one of 427 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Okolona

• Wilson Park reviews ★

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🏫 Schools in Okolona

• OKOLONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• OKOLONA HIGH SCHOOL
• OKOLONA MIDDLE SCHOOL
• OKOLONA VOC COMPLEX

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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