Eastabuchie, MS

Eastabuchie is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in southwestern Jones County, Mississippi. The 2020 census counted 187 residents. Eastabuchie is located along U.S. Route 11, just north of the Forrest County line. Eastabuchie is part of the Laurel Micropolitan Statistical Area. Campuses serving the community include Moselle Elementary School and South Jones High School. In Eastabuchie, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Eastabuchie, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. The name Eastabuchie is derived from a native Choctaw language term for the Leaf River. Eastabuchie is located on the Norfolk Southern Railway and was incorporated on February 19, 1890. Eastabuchie is home to studios of television station WDAM.