Shoccoe, Mississippi
Shoccoe is an unincorporated community in Madison County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]
History[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shoccoe
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ^ 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.
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32°36′35″N 89°54′04″W / 32.60972°N 89.90111°W
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