Brooksville, Mississippi
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Noxubee County Population: 424 in 1890 612 in 1900 850 in 1910 654 in 1920 Town incorporated: 2-7-1860 Post office: Brookville- 2-25-1846 to 7-31-1950 Brooksville- 8-1-1950 to present Railroads: M&O- GM&O- ICG- Midsouth- KCS
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Next Town North- Crawford
M&O Milepost 206.02 (from Mobile, Ala.)
Next Town South- Gurlie |
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1964 USGS topo map |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
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1916 |
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| BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)-
Colburn, Black
& Co., dry goods & grocery 1866 Brooks & Co.-
dry goods 1868 Colburn &
Blake dry goods 1868 Dupree &
Brooks, dry goods 1866-68 J. W. Faires, dry
goods grocery & hardware 1866 John W. Farris-
general store 1868 J. G. Flournay-
general store 1868 J. J. Flournoy,
dry goods grocery & hardware 1866 Lewis & Tate-
general store 1868 J. M. Love,
grocer 1866 P. C. Luttrell,
grocer 1866 Orr, Dupree &
Brooks- general store 1868 A. J. Peterson
& Co.- general store 1868 Moore &
Herron- general store 1868 C. C. Sessions,
drugs 1866-68
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net