Standing Pine, MS

Standing Pine is a census-designated place in Leake County, Mississippi, United States. The 2020 census counted 517 residents. Standing Pine is 8 miles southeast of Carthage, the county seat. The community sits on a set of low ridges that drain northeast to Standing Pine Creek and southwest to Pottock Creek, both northwest-flowing tributaries of the Pearl River. Native American students are eligible to attend schools in the Choctaw Tribal School System, a tribal school system operated by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Standing Pine makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Standing Pine is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place.