Lumberton, Mississippi
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Lamar County Population: 1509 in 1900 2122 in 1910 2192 in 1920 2374 in 1930 1485 in 1940 1803 in 1950 2108 in 1960 Town incorporated: 1-28-1895 Post office: 3-30-1887 to present |
NO&NE Next Town North- Piotona G&SI Next Town North- Wells
NO&NE Milepost 112.4 (from Meridian) G&SI Milepost 60.27 (from Gulfport, by way of Maxie)
G&SI Next Town South- Hines Jct NO&NE Next Town South- Tracey |
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1919 soil survey map |
1964 USGS topo map |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
INDUSTRY - Camp & Hinton Brothers- operated 1884 to 1890 Camp & Hinton- operated 1890 to 1893 J. J. White- operated 1893 to 1899 Camp & Hinton Co.- operated 1899 to 1909 Wells Lumber Co.- operated 1909 to 1914 A. S. Hinton & Co.- operated 1902-1903 R. W. Hinton & Co.- operated 1902-1903 Hinton Brothers Lumber Co.- operated 1903 to 1917 Edward Hines Yellow Pine Co.- operated 1917 to 1930
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1916 ICC Valuation Map of G&SI click map for larger image |
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BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)- I. H. Bass & Co., ret. confections & notions 1900 Bishop & Raynor, grocery 1900 Camp & Hinton Co., sawmill 1900 Jos. Cohen, restaurant 1900 Ewing, Young & Co., turpentine 1900 R. J. Fenn, general store & photographer 1900 A. S. Hinton & Co., sawmill 1900 R. W. Hinton & Co., sawmill and general store 1900 Hinton & Pearson, sawmill 1900 R, L. Peters, general store 1900 W. W. Pigford, general store & ret. drugs 1900 R. & M. Polk, grocery 1900 Polk & Lanier Lumber Co., sawmill 1900 E. A. Quick & Co., general store 1900 H. E. Risher & Co., general store 1900 J. K. Rowan & Co., sawmill 1900 John A. Ryals & Co., general store 1900 P. E. Williams, publisher 1900
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net