Union, Mississippi
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Newton County Population: 608 in 1910 1012 in 1920 1703 in 1930 1543 in 1940 Town incorporated: 6-19-1905 Post office: 5-5-1837 to 9-5-1845 11-14-1845 to 6-10-1867 7-7-1869 to 11-16-1876 2-8-1877 to present |
Next Town North- Neshoba Next Town East- Willoughby
Milepost 179.3 in 1905 Milepost 180.8 Milepost 180.79 on valuation map (from Mobile) Next Town West- Cassel Next Town South- Stratton |
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1916 soil survey map |
1972 USGS topo map |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
INDUSTRY (per Dun & Bradstreet)- |
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GM&N 4-6-2 425 at Union about 1930. Union Compress on the right. GM&N News Photo |
Train on the wye at Union 1930's. GM&N News Photo |
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Union depot in 1930's. GM&N News Photo |
Three trains regularly met at Union in the 1930's as trains from Meridian, Mobile, and Jackson meet here. GM&N News Photo
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Former GM&O depot in May 1979. |
View looking south at Union in May 1979. |
1917 GM&N Track Chart & Profile
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| BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)-
J. B. Abney- farmer 1875 J. Harris Bond- grocer 1876 Harris Bonns, saloon 1873 John Bowler (near)- grocery 1874-75 S. D. Daniel- merchant 1876 N. J. Edwards, general store 1873-74 Daniel Gardner- mill 1876 T. T. Gardner- mill 1876 Hagan & Hunter- blacksmiths 1876 Charles Holland- general store 1876 F. O. Horne, ret. drugs & physician 1900 A. B. Hunter- farmer & general store 1874-75-76 W. D. Hunter- grocery 1874 J. J. Oden- saddler 1874-75-76 J. C. Potice- farmer & merchant 1874 Reagan & Pettey, general store 1900 Reagan & McMahon, mill & gin 1900 A. Reed- mill 1876 M. A. Stainfer- mill 1876 J. A. Thompson- drugs 1876 W. A. Warner- harness 1876 James Willis- mill 1876
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net