Hotels Near Trace State Park in Pontotoc County

I was consulting in an office in Pontotoc and preferred to be close by (as opposed to driving the 20-30 minutes from hotels in neighboring towns.) The American Inn is the only motel in this town, I realized that the entry into the rooms was on the outside, which is not normally preferable for me, but I felt that for one night (actually less than 12 hours) I could be fine with that. I asked for a room on the ground floor on the well-lit front side (street side) of the building (mainly because I felt safer as a female traveling alone on that side) and was able to park my car close to the room. The owner checked me in and was very pleasant and accommodating. The room itself was modest but clean. (I stay in a lot of Hampton Inns so by now a hotel room is a hotel room is a hotel room.) The bed was comfortable and the shower had plenty of hot water and good water pressure. A downside was the street noise, but I did ask for that room and was able to use my white noise app to reduce it. The point is, I felt safe here and will return if back in the area.