Welcome to Old Scooba ...
So far, we found very little information about Old Scooba. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Old Scooba to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Old Scooba, please Contact Us.
Old Scooba would have been located within present day Kemper County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Old Scooba is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Old Scooba was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Old Scooba ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Scooba.
- 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 <4>
- 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.<6> 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
- 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
- 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
- Binnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Binnsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Sucarnoochee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sucarnoochee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Wahalak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Porterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Porterville is located in Kemper 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 Old Scooba. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Scooba.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Old Scooba. 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 Old Scooba.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Scooba. See our Newspapers Page for Old Scooba.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Old Scooba, 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 Kemper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Scooba - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |