Mize, Mississippi

Smith County

Population: 321 in 1910

                    332 in 1920

                    429 in 1930

                    561 in 1940

                    430 in 1950

                    371 in 1960

Town incorporated:  4-18-1902

Post office: 8-22-1887 to present

Railroads: G&SI- IC- ICG- IC- CN

                  

Next Town East- Cooley

G&SI Milepost 121.59

(from Gulfport)

 

Next Town West- Abel

1920 soil survey map

 

1964 USGS topo map

HISTORY by Tony Howe: Mize was named for John Mize, early settler and county Sheriff. 

INDUSTRY -

1916 ICC Valuation Map- ICHS Collection courtesy Tom Davidson

 
 

1964 Profile   Mick Nussbaum Collection                       Click for larger version

 

  

 
 

BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)- 

W. F. Bryant, general store & grist mill 1900

 

 

  

 
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net