Welcome to Toccopola ...

The town of Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County<1>.

The location of Toccopola has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Toccopola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Toccopola has a population of 259 people<3> (see below for details).

Toccopola is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Toccopola is located in the (662) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Toccopola had an population of 259 people. This is an increase of 5.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 37.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Toccopola had a population of 246 people. This makes Toccopola the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 246 people, the population of Toccopola increased 30.16% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 189 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Toccopola.

Communities near Toccopola ...

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

• Oxford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• Pontotoc
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontotoc
  • Pontotoc is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontotoc <5>
• Bruce
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Bruce is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <5>
• Ecru
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
  • Ecru is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecru <5>
• Thaxton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
  • Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thaxton <5>
• Algoma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
  • Algoma is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algoma <5>
• New Houlka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
  • New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
  • Former names for New Houlka:
  • Houlka
  • Old Houlka
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <5>
• Lafayette Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
  • Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
• Turnpike
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
  • Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
• Cornish
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
  • Cornish is located in Lafayette 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 Toccopola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Toccopola.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toccopola ...

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

Adding Toccopola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Toccopola 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 Toccopola was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Toccopola in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toccopola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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