Scooba, MS

Scooba is a town in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. The 1858 census counted 744 residents. The first permanent settlement at Scooba was made in the 1830s. A line of the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad passed through Scooba. East Mississippi Community College is the community college of Kemper County. A newcomer can read Scooba through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Scooba comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Scooba is adjacent to U.S. Route 45, Mississippi Highway 16, and a railroad. Scooba is 35 miles north of Meridian and 50 miles south of Columbus.