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Old Scooba

Ghost town · Kemper County, Mississippi

Scooba quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Scooba quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Old Scooba is a ghost town in Kemper County, Mississippi. It is one of 27 former communities in Kemper County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 57 Mississippi counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Old Scooba as a historical populated place on the Scooba topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.8279° N, 88.4334° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleScooba
Elevation211 ft
Nearest living townScooba, MS
Distance to it2.5 miles
GNIS feature ID707983
Coordinates32.82791, -88.43337

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What's there now

Old Scooba is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Scooba, MS (population 734), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 211 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Old Scooba?

Old Scooba is in Kemper County, Mississippi, at 32.8279, -88.4334.

How many ghost towns are in Kemper County?

Kemper County, Mississippi has 27 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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