Boyle, Mississippi
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Bolivar County Population: 538 in 1900 444 in 1910 702 in 1920 in 1940 in 1950 in 1960 Town incorporated: 8-5-1895 Post office: 4-13-1893 to present Railroads: M&V- LNO&T- Y&MV- IC- ICG- C&G
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Next Town North- Cleveland Next Town East- Halstead
Milepost 116.3 (from Memphis, TN)
Next Town South- Appeal Next Town West- Skene |
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1964 USGS topo map |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
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1920 Y&MV track profile updated to 1939- Collection of Robert Tomb
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Y&MV depot at Boyle about 1910. |
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| BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)-
J.
Acquino- fruits 1911 G.
G. Alexander- general
store 1911 B.
M. Barrett- general store 1911 Boyle
Mercantile & Cotton Co.- general store 1911 Thomas
Cotton & Co.- general store 1911 C.
S. Crawford- gin & general store 1911 F.
P. Hawkins- general store 1911 J.
L. Hawkins- general store 1911 J.
W. Hendricks & Co.- general store 1911 A.
Levingston- general store 1911 W.
A. & J. E. McDill- general store 1911 J.
O. McNeil- general store 1911 B.
W. Meeks- grocery & meat 1911 H.
B. Mills- general store 1911 Peavine
Cooperage & Land Co.- 1911 U.
Ray- ice 1911 D.
O. Ringold (near)- general store 1911 Vincent
Saia- grocery 1911 J.
A. Simmons- drugs & grocery 1911 Simmons
& Gilmer- general store 1911 Jerry
M. Smith- general store 1911 S.
C. Taylor (near)- gin 1911 Oswald
Ward- general store 1911
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net