Pontotoc, Mississippi
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Pontotoc County Population: 535 in 1890 1016 in 1900 1277 in 1910 1274 in 1920 2018 in 1930 1832 in 1940 Town incorporated: 5-2-1837 Post office: 10-14-1833 to present |
Next Town North- North Jct.
Milepost 305.1 in 1905 Milepost 306.81 on valuation map (from Mobile)
Next Town South- Gray |
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1906 soil survey map |
1964 USGS topo map |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
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Trainload of cotton on the MJ&KC about 1907 at Pontotoc. GM&N News Photo |
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Bank of Pontotoc GM&N News Photo
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Pontotoc depot in 1975. |
1917 GM&N Track Chart & Profile
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BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)- Alabama, Mississippi & Tennessee Telephone Co 1900 J. M. Badger (near), general store 1873-74 W. H. Baker, grocery 1900 Bank of Pontotoc, 1900 Miss L. A. Barr, millinery 1900 J. B. Baskin & Co.- livery 1876 J. M. Baskin, hotel & livery 1873-74-75 F. B. Bibby, physician 1873-74-75 E. C. Bolton- hotel 1875-76 Richard Bolton, drugs & steam mill 1873-74-75-76 E. G. Boyd, general store 1900 J. A. Braunitt, sawmill 1900 Jeff Brown- confections 1873 J. D. Brown- confectioner 1876 Calloway, Wilson & Co.- grocery 1874-75 F. A. Carr, furniture 1900 I. P. Carr, furniture 1873-74-75 I. P. Carr & Son- cabinet makers 1876 O. C. Carr, general store 1900 Wm. Castleberry, dry goods 1873-74-75 Castleburg & Bro.- general store 1876 Frank Chisholm, blacksmith 1900 A. J. Clark, general store 1900 __ Clopton, physician 1873 Dandridge & Mayo, grocery 1900 Darden & Bro. (near)- general store 1875 C. P. Dejournett, sawmill & gin 1900 T. A. Donaldson (near), general store 1900 Duke Bros.- general store 1875-76 Duke Bros. & Hood, general store 1873-74 James Gorman- gunsmith 1876 Geo. N. Eastwood, confections 1873 E. A. Edwards, grocery 1873 T. S. Edwards, general store 1900 Jas. Elliott- saloon 1875 M. R. Fontaine, physician 1873-74-75 S. M. Frierson- publisher 1874 J. H. Griffin, general store 1900 Grisham & McDonald, grocery, sawmill 1900 A. F. Herman, publisher 1900 T. F. Herron, grocery 1873-74 G. W. Jernigan (near), gin 1900 T. J. Jeter, general store 1900 J. L. Johnston, general store 1900 C. W. Joyner & Co., general store & hotel 1900 O. J. Knox, livery 1900 Knox Bros., grocery & livery 1900 L. A. Latham, hardware 1900 Geo. W. Lockhart, physician 1873-74-75 C. Lowry (near), general store 1873-74-75 Mauldin & Wilson, hardware 1900 Peter McCormack, general store 1873-74-75-76 McNeil & Brown, general store 1873-74-75-76 Merchants & Farmers Bank, 1900 W. R. Minniece, physician 1873-74-75 C. D. Mitchell & Co., drugs 1900 Moor Bros., grocery 1900 W. M. Mullen, grocery 1900 Orr & Allen- tinshop 1875 V. B. Orr, jewelry 1873-74-75-76 Chas. Paine, saloon 1873 W. R. Pegnes (?), general store 1900 A. L. Penney & Co., grocery 1900 H. B. Pitts, hotel 1900 H. H. Porter, dentist 1873-74-75-76 Powell & Fuller, general store 1900 T. J. Price, general store 1873-74-75-76 Prude & Jamison (near), grocery 1873-74 E. Rauch, general store 1900 R. L. Ray, general store 1900 W. V. Roberts, grocery 1900 T. J. Robertson- saloon 1876 T. J. Roberson, grocery 1900 Robertson & Donaldson, grocery 1873 T. J. Rogers, grocery 1873-74-76 John Rowzee, drugs 1900 J. H. Rowzie- wagon maker 1876 Dr. J. A. Salmon, general store 1900 Salmon-Wilson Commission Co., general store 1900 Salmon & Wilson, general store 1900 M. L. Shannon, jewelry 1900 W. L. Slack, pres. Baptist Female College 1873-74-75 Wm. L. Slack & Son, general store 1873-74-75-76 Jo G. Smith, general store 1900 L. Souter & Co.- millers 1876 R. H. Spencer, grocery 1900 J. G. Stegall, dry goods 1873-74 J. G. Stegall & Son (near)- dry goods 1875-76 Mrs. M. D. (F. W.) Stookey, hotel 1900 Mrs. Mary E. Thomason, notions 1900 Waldrup & Anderson, general store 1900 M. J. Walker, general store 1900 Weatheraldt? & Barrum- billiards 1875 H. H. Welch, grocery & provisions 1873-74-76 Frank Wells- saloon 1875 W. M. Wheeler, general store & millinery 1900 W. D. Whitlaw- wagon maker 1876 J. Williamson, blacksmith 1873-74-75-76 J. D. Williamson, general store 1900 R. D. Winders, general store 1900 E. T. Winston, publisher 1900 B. T. Witherspoon, Chickasaw Female Institute 1873-74-75 Wood & Ferguson, grocery 1900 James N. Wright, general store 1873-74-75-76
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net