Arkabutla is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Tate County

Tate County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 25,370 people, 8,850 households, and 6,717 families residing in the county. The population density was 63 people per square mile . There were 9,354 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile...

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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. Arkabutla is approximately 9 miles (14.5 km) west of Coldwater

Coldwater, Mississippi

Coldwater is a small town in Tate County, Mississippi, United States. It is in the Memphis Metropolitan Area or Mid-South. The population was 1,674 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Coldwater is located at...

 and approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) northeast of Savage

Savage, Mississippi

Savage is an unincorporated community in Tate County, Mississippi, United States. Savage is approximately north of Sarah and west of Senatobia along Mississippi Highway 3 and Mississippi Highway 4....

 near the southern starting point of Mississippi Highway 301 on Arkabutla Road.

Arkabutla lies approximately two miles from the southern side of Arkabutla Lake and Dam

Arkabutla Lake

Arkabutla Lake is a reservoir on the Coldwater River in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is one of four Flood Damage Reduction reservoirs in northern Mississippi. With an annual visitation exceeding 2 million people, Arkabutla Lake accommodates a wide variety of recreational interest throughout...

.

Although an unincorporated community, Arkabutla has a post office

Post office

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 and a zip code

ZIP Code

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 of 38602.

Notable residents

• James Earl Jones
  James Earl Jones
  James Earl Jones is an American actor. He is well-known for his distinctive bass voice and for his portrayal of characters of substance, gravitas and leadership...
  
   was born in Arkabutla, but was raised in Jackson, Michigan
  Jackson, Michigan
  Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...
  
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