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Chocchuma

Ghost town · Grenada County, Mississippi

Philipp quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
Philipp quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chocchuma is a ghost town in Grenada County, Mississippi. It is the only former community in Grenada County recorded on the federal names register, out of 415 across Mississippi.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chocchuma as a historical populated place on the Cascilla 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 33.7523° N, 90.0215° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCascilla
Elevation192 ft
Nearest living townHolcomb, MS
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID705787
Coordinates33.75234, -90.02148

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What's there now

Chocchuma is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Holcomb, MS (population 262), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 192 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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