Sucarnoochee, Mississippi

Sucarnoochee is an unincorporated community in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. Its post office [2] has been closed. It was also known as Sucarnooche.

Sucarnoochee, Mississippi
Sucarnoochee is located in Mississippi
Sucarnoochee
Sucarnoochee
Sucarnoochee is located in the United States
Sucarnoochee
Sucarnoochee
Coordinates: 32°43′52″N 88°28′23″W / 32.73111°N 88.47306°W / 32.73111; -88.47306
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyKemper
Elevation
223 ft (68 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID678379[1]

The community was named from its location near the Sucarnoochee River.[3]

Sucarnoochee is located on the Kansas City Southern Railway.[4] In 1900, Sucarnoochee's population was 92.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Sucarnoochee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Sucarnoochee Mississippi post office". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Baca, Keith A. (June 1, 2007). Native American place names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-57806-954-5.
  4. ^ Howe, Tony. "Sucarnochee, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  5. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 747.