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Welcome to Shoccoe ...

Shoccoe is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shoccoe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Shoccoe is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Shoccoe lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Shoccoe: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Shoccoe ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shoccoe.

  • Madison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgeland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Canton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pickens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Maris Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Maris Town is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
  • Cobbville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cobbville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
  • Madisonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Madisonville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Mill Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mill Town is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
  • Sand Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill

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 Shoccoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shoccoe.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shoccoe. 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 Shoccoe.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shoccoe. See our Newspapers Page for Shoccoe.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shoccoe ...

Looking for more information about Shoccoe? 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 Shoccoe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shoccoe.

Adding Shoccoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shoccoe 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 (so far) for Shoccoe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shoccoe post office opened in 1886. The Shoccoe post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shoccoe.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shoccoe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Shoccoe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Shoccoe area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/