Welcome to Scobey ...
Scobey is located in Yalobusha County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Scobey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
Scobey is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Scobey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Scobey: 662
Communities Also Named Scobey ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Scobey - it's located in Montana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scobey.
Communities near Scobey ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Scobey.
- Grenada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenada
- Grenada is located in Grenada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenada <3>
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <3>
- Coffeeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Coffeeville is located in Yalobusha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <3>
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Yalobusha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <3>
- Pope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Tillatoba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Rosebloom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Memphis Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Memphis Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Paynes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Crevi ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Scobey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scobey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Scobey. 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 Scobey.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Scobey. See our Newspapers Page for Scobey.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scobey ...
Looking for more information about Scobey? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Scobey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Scobey.
Adding Scobey to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Scobey in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Scobey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Scobey post office opened in 1893.
We also found Scobey on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Scobey.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scobey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Yalobusha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scobey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |