Puckett is a village in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.

A man known by the surname Merchant is credited with building the first water mill in the area, and with blazing a road along a ridge leading to another settlement then known as Shiloh.

Early in the town's history, a traveling show wintered there for a number of years.

Attendance at its winter performances led to the town's being nicknamed "the largest little show place in the world".

[citation needed] In the 1950s a sign was erected, saying "Welcome to Puckett 300 good friendly folks and a few old sore heads".

The racial makeup of the village was 96.33% White, 2.82% African American, and 0.85% from two or more races.

Puckett became the educational center of South Rankin in the early 20th century.