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]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shoccoe
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 August 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. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 663.

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