Mathiston, Mississippi

Webster and Choctaw Counties Population: 170 in 1900                     576 in 1910                     463 in 1920                     484 in 1930                     549 in 1940 Town incorporated:  2-24-1890 Post office: 11-20-1889 to present Railroads: MJ&KC- NOM&C- GM&N- GM&O	C&G and GM&N Next Town North- Maben   C&G Milepost 46.78 MJ&KC Milepost 253.8 in 1905 GM&N Milepost 255.20 on valuation map (from Mobile)   GM&N Next Town South- Sherwood C&G Next Town West- Sapa
1912 soil survey map		1972 USGS topo map
HISTORY by Tony Howe:  INDUSTRY (per Dun & Bradstreet)-
	The joint C&G-GM&O depot in Mathiston was built in 1935.		C&G 701 leads an eastbound freight past the Mathiston depot after a light snowfall on January 6, 1970.
BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)-  G. P. Clegg, general store 1900 C. C. Crow, sawmill 1900 Lawley & Son, general store 1900 Mrs. O. G. McBrayer, general store 1900 Mason Bros., general store 1900 Lee M. Moore, grocery 1900 J. E. Pierce, general store 1900 J. A. Pierce & Son, general store 1900 Dr. J. H. Stennis, drugs 1900			1917 GM&N Track Chart & Profile
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