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Welcome to Mohoba ...

So far, we found very little information about Mohoba. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mohoba to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mohoba, please Contact Us.


Mohoba would have been located within present day Greene County<2>.


The location of Mohoba has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Mohoba, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mohoba is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Mohoba was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Mohoba once stood is in the (601) and (769)<5> area codes.

Communities near Mohoba ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mohoba.

  • Citronelle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lucedale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
    • Lucedale is located in George County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <6>
  • Leakesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
    • Leakesville is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <6>
  • Wilmer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Wilmer is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <6>
  • Deer Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Gulfcrest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
    • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Vinegar Bend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
    • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Escatawpa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escatawpa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
    • Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Bexley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bexley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
    • Bexley is located in George County
  • Clark
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Greene County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mohoba. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mohoba.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mohoba. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mohoba.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mohoba. See our Newspapers Page for Mohoba.

Adding Mohoba to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mohoba in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mohoba was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mohoba post office opened in 1905.

We also found Mohoba on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mohoba.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mohoba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mohoba - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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