Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Scooba (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Scooba. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Scooba is located in Kemper County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kemper County: Sumter (AL), Lauderdale, Neshoba, Noxubee & Winston.

Below are the counties that are near Scooba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scooba:

• Kemper County     (The home county of Scooba)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Scooba, with the one closest to Scooba listed first.
  • Electric Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
    • Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
  • Giles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
    • Giles is located in Kemper County
  • Wahalak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahalak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
    • Wahalak is located in Kemper County
  • Sucarnoochee
    (6 miles [9.7 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
    • Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
  • Binnsville
    (7 miles [11.3 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
    • Binnsville is located in Kemper County
  • Porterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
    • Porterville is located in Kemper County
  • De Kalb
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Narkeeta ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narkeeta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
    • Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
  • Lynville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
    • Lynville is located in Kemper County
  • Spinks ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spinks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
    • Spinks is located in Kemper County
  • Rio
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Rio is located in Kemper County
• Lauderdale County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Scooba, with the one closest to Scooba listed first.
  • Daleville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
    • Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
  • Lockhart
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockhart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
    • Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
  • Smith
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Smith is located in Lauderdale County
  • Bailey
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
    • Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
  • Martin
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
  • Marion
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
  • Russell
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Lauderdale County
• Neshoba County
  • Bogue Chitto
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
    • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
• Noxubee County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Scooba, with the one closest to Scooba listed first.
  • Shuqualak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shuqualak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
    • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Cooksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
    • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
  • Harlan ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Harlan is located in Noxubee County
  • Macon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Macon is located in Noxubee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <2>
  • Hashuqua ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hashuqua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
    • Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
  • Mashulaville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
    • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
  • Deerbrook
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
    • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
  • Ravine
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ravine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
    • Ravine is located in Noxubee County
  • Brooksville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
    • Brooksville is located in Noxubee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <2>
• Winston County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Scooba, with the one closest to Scooba listed first.
  • Fearns Springs
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fearns Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
    • Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
  • Handle
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Handle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
    • Handle is located in Winston County
• Greene County (AL)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Scooba, with the one closest to Scooba listed first.
  • West Greene
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
    • West Greene is located in Greene County (AL)
  • Miller
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
    • Miller is located in Greene County (AL)
  • Boligee
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boligee
    • Boligee is located in Greene County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boligee <2>
  • Lizzieville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
    • Lizzieville is located in Greene County (AL)
  • Clinton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Greene County (AL)
  • Lewiston
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewiston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Lewiston is located in Greene County (AL)
• Pickens County (AL)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Scooba, with the one closest to Scooba listed first.
  • Memphis
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Aliceville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
    • Aliceville is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliceville <2>
  • Garden
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
    • Garden is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • McMullen
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMullen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
    • McMullen is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Beaver Town
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
    • Beaver Town is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Pickensville
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
    • Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
• Sumter County (AL)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Scooba, with the one closest to Scooba listed first.
  • Geiger
    (10 miles [16.1 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
    (11 miles [17.7 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
  • Bethel ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
  • Sledge ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sledge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
    • Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
  • Panola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
  • Sumterville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
    • Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
  • Boyd
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
  • Gainesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Epes
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
    • Epes is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Livingston
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • York
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
    • Former names for York:
    • New York Station
    • York Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>
  • Cuba
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scooba, see our County-by-County Page for Scooba.

Cemeteries Near Scooba ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scooba.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scooba covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scooba, with the one closest to Scooba listed first.

• Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Blue Chapel Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Chapel Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Old Scooba Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Scooba Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Scooba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Giles Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giles Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Wahalak Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahalak Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wahalak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Twin Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63320 <4>
• Antioch Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Cherry Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Old Wahalak Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Wahalak Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Wahalak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Binnsville Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Binnsville Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Binnsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Felton Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felton Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Eaves Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaves Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Bethany Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Scooba had a population of 450 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Scooba had a population of 680 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Scooba, with the one closest to Scooba listed first.

• Giles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
  • Giles is located in Kemper County
• Sucarnoochee
  (6 miles [9.7 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.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
  • Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
• Wahalak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahalak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
  • Wahalak is located in Kemper County
• Binnsville
  (7 miles [11.3 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.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
  • Binnsville is located in Kemper County
• Porterville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
  • Porterville is located in Kemper County
• Narkeeta ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narkeeta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
  • Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
• Shuqualak
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shuqualak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
  • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
• Paulette
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
  • Paulette is located in Noxubee County
• Cooksville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
  • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
• Enondale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale
  • Enondale is located in Kemper County
• Hamner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamner
  • Hamner is located in Sumter County (AL)
• Mount Nebo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
  • Mount Nebo is located in Kemper County
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  • Tamola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamola
    • Tamola is located in Kemper County
  • Sumterville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
    • Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
  • Gholson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gholson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
    • Gholson is located in Noxubee County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scooba. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scooba.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Scooba ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scooba.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Scooba. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Scooba and those printed in the larger area surrounding Scooba.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6> of Scooba.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Scooba:

• Websites specific to Mississippi
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History

• Pages specific to Kemper County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Lauderdale County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Neshoba County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Noxubee County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Winston County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Greene County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Pickens County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Sumter County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Kemper County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scooba. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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