Welcome to Shubuta ...

The town of Shubuta is located in Clarke County<1>.

The location of Shubuta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shubuta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shubuta has a population of 405 people<3> (see below for details).

Shubuta is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Shubuta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Shubuta: (601) & (769)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shubuta had an population of 405 people. This is a decrease of 8.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 37.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shubuta had a population of 441 people. This makes Shubuta the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Shubuta represents 0.01% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 225th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 441 people, the population of Shubuta decreased 32.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 651 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Shubuta.

Communities near Shubuta ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shubuta.

• Waynesboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <6>
• Quitman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <6>
• Stonewall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Stonewall is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
• Heidelberg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
  • Heidelberg is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidelberg <6>
• Pachuta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pachuta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
  • Pachuta is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
• De Soto
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Clarke County
• Matherville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
  • Matherville is located in Wayne County
• Junction City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Clarke County
• Stafford Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
  • Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
• Barnett
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
  • Barnett is located in Clarke County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shubuta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shubuta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shubuta. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shubuta.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shubuta. See our Newspapers Page for Shubuta.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shubuta ...

Looking for more information about Shubuta? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shubuta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shubuta.

Adding Shubuta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shubuta in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shubuta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Shubuta post office opened in 1856.

We also found Shubuta in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shubuta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shubuta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/