What is the history of Chunky, Mississippi?
Chunky was formerly a Choctaw Indian village called Chanki Chitto meaning Big Chunky. The name comes from an old Indian game of Chunka which was played at nearby Chunky Shoals. Chunky was the southernmost town of the Choctaws which was visited by Tecumseh in 1811. The Jackson Military Road passed through Chunky in 1816 and the A&V Railroad made a connection on the east side of Chunky in 1861. (Brieger, J. F. 1980. Hometown Mississippi. p.358). Chunky was later visited by another Tecumseh in 1864…this time it was William Tecumseh Sherman, who passed north of the present town on his campaign to destroy Meridian (Remembering. Vol 5, No 2 April 2006, p 17. Newton County Historical and Genealogical Society). Source: http://en.wikipedia.