Montrose, Mississippi

Jasper County

Population: 427 in 1910

                    398 in 1920

                    315 in 1930

                    278 in 1940

Town incorporated:  8-23-1904

Post office: 4-27-1846 to 1-25-1867, re-established 6-16-1871 to 4-15-1983

Railroads: MJ&KC- NOM&C- GM&N- GM&O

 

Next Town North- Eureka


Milepost 145.7 in 1905

Milepost 146.61 on valuation map

(from Mobile)

Next Town South- Louin

 

1907 soil survey map

1970 USGS topo map

HISTORY by Tony Howe: 

Montrose was first settled in the 1830's. By 1937 Montrose had a population of 312. 

INDUSTRY -

Montrose Lumber Co.

Tallahoma Lumber Co.

Home Lumber Co.- built 1906

 

 

MJ&KC depot at Montrose, MS. Tallahatta Lumber Co.'s commissary appears on the left.

Another view of the MJ&KC Montrose depot. 

1917 GM&N Track Chart & Profile

 

BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)- 1875

James P. Abney- general store 1875

Henry Addy- general store 1873-74-75

 

 

 

BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)- 1900 

T. F. Abney & Son, general store

Abney & Alexander, grist mill

A. A. Breckenridge, general store

W. J. Burge, general store

Mrs. L. Gammage, general store

Hull & McLaurin, general store

Z. R. Ishee & Co., general store

 

BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)- 1910 

P. J. Abney- livery

T. F. Abney & Son, general store

Abney & Knetts- gin

C. W. Alexander- general store

Jacob B. Blackwell- general store

Mrs. S. Dawkins- general store

Mrs. L. Gammage, general store

H. W. & E. N. Gray- general store

Home Lumber Co.- sawmill

G. W. James & Sons- general store

Montrose Drug Co.- retail

Montrose Mercantile Co.- general store

Simmons & Blackwell- general store

 

BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)- 1925

Abney & Pugh- general store

C. W. Alexander- general store

Mrs. L. V. Cox- grocery & millinery

Mrs. A. F. Edwards- general store

Mrs. L. Gammage- general store

Logan & Chatam- general store

J. M. McLaurin Lumber Co.- sawmill

L. D. McLaurin & Son- general store

M. P. Smith- grocery

Smith Brothers Lumber Co.- (near)- sawmill

Tallahoma Lumber Co.- sawmill

 

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