Shoccoe, Mississippi

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Shoccoe is an unincorporated community in Madison County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1]

History

A post office called Shoccoe was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1909. [2] A variant spelling is "Shocco". [1] The name "Shoccoe" most likely is a transfer from a place in North Carolina. [3]

Shoccoe had a population of 25 in 1900. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shoccoe
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  3. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 93. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
  4. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 663.

32°36′35″N89°54′04″W / 32.60972°N 89.90111°W / 32.60972; -89.90111

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