Around Old Scooba ...
The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Livingston (AL). It is located about 21 miles [33 km] to the southeast of where Old Scooba would have been located. Livingston (AL) has a population of 3,100 people.<1>.
The next largest community is Macon. It is located about 21 miles [ km] to the north of Old Scooba and has a population of 2,400 people.
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Old Scooba, with the nearest first.
- Scooba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
- Scooba is located in Kemper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <3>
- Giles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Electric Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Geiger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Emelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Porterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Cooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Panola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Sumterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
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- De Kalb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- De Kalb is located in Kemper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <3>
- Shuqualak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Gainesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Boyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Epes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Livingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
- De Kalb
For more communities neighboring Old Scooba, please visit our County-by-County Page for Old Scooba.
Kemper County ...
Old Scooba would have been located within present day Kemper County<4>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kemper County: Sumter (AL), Lauderdale, Neshoba, Noxubee & Winston.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Scooba ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Old Scooba.
Airports Near Old Scooba ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<5> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Old Scooba and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Old Scooba.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Mississippi:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Old Scooba. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Kemper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <5> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Old Scooba), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |