Shoccoe, Mississippi

Community in Mississippi, United States

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

## History

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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

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1. ^ a b 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.

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Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Mississippi, United States

County seat: Canton

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* Canton
* Gluckstadt
* Jackson‡
* Madison
* Ridgeland

Map of Mississippi highlighting Madison County

Town|

* Flora

CDPs|

* Kearney Park

Other
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* Camden
* Farmhaven
* Livingston
* Sharon
* Vernon
* Way

Ghost town|

* Beatties Bluff

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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