Warren County

Population: 13,373 in 1890

                    14,834 in 1900

                    20,814 in 1910

                    18,972 in 1920

Town incorporated:  1825

Post office: Vicksburgh- 2-9-1824 to 4-14-1893

                    Vicksburg- 4-15-1893 to present

Railroads: Clinton & Vicksburg- Vicksburg & Jackson- Southern RR of MS- V&M- A&V- Y&MV- IC- ICG- Midsouth- KCS

Next Town North- National Cemetery

Next Town East- Military Park

Y&MV Milepost 220.8

(from Memphis)

A&V Milepost 139.3

(from Meridian)

Next Town South- Mary

Next Town West- 

soil survey map

1964 USGS topo map

INDUSTRY -

Y&MV's passenger depot at Vicksburg April 1894. It was built by predecessor LNO&T and was replaced by the brick Levee Street Station in 1907.

A&V Cherry Street Station in Vicksburg in the 1960's

A&V's depot in Vicksburg was just east of the Cherry Street overpass/ 

Electric transfer table at Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

8-stall roundhouse at Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969. It had once contained 20 stalls, but the devastating tornado in 1953 destroyed the northern section of the roundhouse.  E. G. Parkman Photo

An A&V switcher works the west end of the yard at Cherry Street in Vicksburg. The depot is visible above the train.

South end of the coach and paint shop at the Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

West wall of the engine room of the machine shop at Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

South wall of the machine shop, with the corner of the master mechanic's office and store room building on left. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

West wall of coach and paint shop. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Northwest corner of machine shop. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Transfer table between boiler and blacksmith shop and machine shop (on right) looking east. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Transfer table with blacksmith and boiler shop on left, looking east. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Blacksmith and boiler shop south wall. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Storage room, with machine shop on right, looking southeast. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Southwest wall of roundhouse on left, with blacksmith and boiler shop on right, and pipe shop in between. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Sand tower looking northeast. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Machine shop on left, coach and paint shop on right, with office and store room recessed mostly out of view between the two. View looks northeast. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Looking north at Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Master mechanic's office and store room west wall. This building outlasted all of the others, but was unfortunately torn down just a few years ago. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

West wall of machine shop with engine room on right. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg looking south towards roundhouse. May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Looking south towards roundhouse at Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Transfer table with machine shop on left, looking west. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Southwest corner of coach and paint shop looking east-southeast. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

West wall of coach and paint shop. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

South wall of machine shop in center, with east wall of office and store room building on left, and what had been the pump repair shop on right. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Transfer table and north wall of machine shop, looking southwest. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Southwest corner of blacksmith and boiler shop looking northeast. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

East wall of master mechanic's office and store room on right with coach shop on left, looking southwest. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

East wall of machine shop looking north. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

East wall of blacksmith and boiler shop looking north with back of roundhouse on right. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo

Machine shop on right, with engine room in center, and office and store room on left, looking west. Y&MV Shops at Vicksburg May 1969 E. G. Parkman Photo