Welcome to Scooba ...
The town of Scooba is located in Kemper County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Scooba, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Scooba has a population of 686 people<2> (see below for details).
Scooba is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Scooba lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Scooba had an population of 686 people. This is a decrease of 6.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.54% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Scooba had a population of 732 people (which is 7.01% of the total population of Kemper County). This makes Scooba the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Scooba represents 0.02% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 178th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 732 people, the population of Scooba increased 15.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 632 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Scooba.
Communities near Scooba ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Scooba.
- 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 <4>
- Shuqualak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Gainesville
(18 miles [29 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
(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
- 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
- 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Wahalak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Binnsville 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 Scooba. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scooba.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Scooba.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Scooba. See our Newspapers Page for Scooba.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scooba ...
Looking for more information about Scooba? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Scooba, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Scooba.
Adding Scooba to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Scooba 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 Scooba was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Scooba post office opened in 1858.
We also found Scooba in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Scooba.
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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Scooba. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |