Okolona is a city in, and one of the two county seats, of Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. It is located near the eastern border of the county and was incorporated in 1850. The population was 2,692 at the 2010 census and peaked over 4,000 at one time. The Little City That Does Big Things is our motto and was designated from selling more war bonds during WWII than any community of our size in the United States. We were the first city in Northeast Mississippi to obtain electricity in 1897.  Many people remembered when the lights first came on.

We are a unique community nestled in North Mississippi and are a Special Charter city in the State of Mississippi.  Several universities in close proximity are Blue Mountain College, Mississippi State University, Mississippi University for Women, University of Mississippi and community colleges of East Mississippi and Itawamba. Okolona is 121 miles from Memphis International airport; 18 miles from Tennessee-Tombigbee Port in Amory; 1 mile from four-lane US 45A; 22 miles from I22; our Retail Trade Area has 39,442 in a fifteen-mile radius and our Okolona Municipal Airport, Richard Stovall Field 5A4 airport is located within the city limits and is 3,200 feet with self-serving fueling station.

Beginning as a railroad town, we have diversified into furniture manufacturing.  We have a National Historic District of @200 buildings and homes.   We also became a Mississippi Main Street community in 2000 and continue to work to improve our Main Street form of design with retail, government, non-profits and churches along our streets.