Iuka, Mississippi (MS) Retirement Real Estate, Homes, Lots, Communities and Property

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Iuka, Mississippi is often referred to as "Gateway to Mississippi”. The city is located in Tishomingo County in the extreme northeastern corner of Mississippi just miles from the Tennessee and Alabama state lines. Iuka was named after a Chickasaw Indian Chief Iuka who camped near the Mineral Springs to partake of the medicinal waters. Iuka is also close to the Mississippi river on the Tennessee – Tombigbee waterway (one of the largest projects ever endeavored by the Corp of Engineers) which required more earth to be moved than the Panama Canal. The regional port can facilitate ships with its cranes that can unload up to 300 tons.

The area hosts even more water than the Mississippi waterway, it also has the 47,500 acre Pickwick Lake and Bay Springs Lake and is home to the largest fresh water marina in the United States. As you can imagine with all this fresh water swimming, boating, water and jet skiing and abundant fishing for all varieties of bass, brim, catfish, and walleye.

As well as all the water sports surrounding Iuka, Mississippi there is also other outlets for your outdoor and indoor entertainment and enjoyment, recreation and shopping. As well as golf courses there are 3 state parks and one National park, three museums, thousands of acres of game preserves and outlet malls, golf courses and hundreds of Mississippi waterview homesites where you can enjoy a second home, a resort home, of a great place in Mississippi to retire. Taxes and cost of living are 4th lowest in the state, and every day is new adventure.