| Official Name: | Panther Burn, Mississippi |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Panther Burn |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sharkey |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.67 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.67 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.64 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.64 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 115 |
| Population Density Km2: | 69.05 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 178.85 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 115 |
| Coordinates: | 33.0661°N -90.8683°W |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 675431 |
Panther Burn is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located along U.S. Route 61 in northwestern Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States.[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code of 38765.[3]
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 115.[4]
| White alone (NH) | 3 | 2.61% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 115 | 97.39% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 115 | 100.00% |
It is a part of the South Delta School District,[6] which operates South Delta High School.
Panther Burn is the setting of Alice Walker's short story "Roselily", the opening story in her first short story collection, In Love and Trouble: Stories of Black Women.[7]
The band Tav Falco's Panther Burns, which originated in nearby Memphis, takes its name from the community.[8]
In the movie "Blues Brothers 2000", Panther Burn is at the route of their journey.