Washington County

Population:   in 1900

                     512 in 1910

                     453 in 1920

                     in 1940

                     in 1950

                     in 1960

Town incorporated:  9-30-1904

Post office:  12-30-1875 to present

Railroads: M&V- LNO&T- Y&MV- IC- ICG- C&G

GDC&RF- GC&B- GP- Sou Ry in Miss- Delta Sou- C&G

Next Town North- Wilmot

Y&MV Milepost 149.7

(from Memphis, TN)

C&G Milepost 11

(from Stoneville, MS)

Next Town South- McCutcheon

soil survey map

1964 USGS topo map

INDUSTRY -

Arcola during the 1927 flood. Y&MV depot on left, while what appears to be the Southern Ry in Mississippi (Delta Southern) depot to the right is partially hidden behind the tree in the foreground. 

Y&MV depot at Arcola during the 1927 flood.

1920 Y&MV track profile updated to 1939- Collection of Robert Tomb

A. J. Aldridge- general store 1910

Allen & Co.- general store 1910

Arcola Gin Co.- 1910

Arcola Mercantile Co.- general store 1910

Arcola Oil Mill- mfgrs 1910

Tommy Curro- grocery 1910

Donnell & Co.- grocery & meat 1910

Mrs. Bennie Frank- hotel 1910

Jacob Frank- notions dry goods clothing 1910

Benjamin Lamensdorf- general store 1910

M. Lamensdorf- general store 1910

W. J. Pate Lumber Co.- sawmill 1910

Mrs. Lena Saia- grocery 1910

C. Saia & Co.- grocery & fruit 1910

Henrietta E. (Mrs. J. L.) Sankstone- general store 1910

E. L. Smith- general store 1910

S. Stein & Co.- general store 1910

Lena K. (Mrs. S. J.) Tiakiner- millinery 1910

Sam R. Vinci- grocery 1910