Ovett, Mississippi
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Jones County Population: 383 in 1910 570 in 1920 570 in 1927 376 in 1930 467 in 1940 Town incorporated: April 22, 1904, raised to town May 27, 1907 Post office: established July 26, 1900 to present Railroads: MJ&KC- NOM&C- GM&N- GM&O
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Next Town North- Fox Milepost 92.6 before 1908 Milepost 94.0 after 1908 (from Mobile) Next Town South- Blodgett |
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1915 soil survey map |
1964 USGS topo map |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
INDUSTRY (per Dun & Bradstreet)- |
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Downtown Ovett on Sept. 9, 1946. |
Looking north at Ovett on October 2, 1982, shortly before the tracks were removed. |
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Looking south at Ovett on October 2, 1982. House track on left ran behind the depot, which had been located in the distant center many years before. |
1917 GM&N Track Chart & Profile
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| BUSINESSES- (per RG Dun & Co)-
J. J. Bradford- general store 1910 J. H. Crowder & Son- blacksmiths 1910 Abraham Dennis- general store 1910 N. T. Evans- general store 1910 M. M. Hull- general store 1910 W. A. Jones- confections 1910 Ovett Land & Lumber Co.- 1910 Ovett Mercantile Co.- general store 1910 Ovett Pharmacy- drugs 1910 Portman-Randall Lumber Co.- 1910 W. B. Robertson- general store 1910 Spring Branch Lumber Co.- 1910 M. L. Taylor- grocery 1910 W. B. Wimberly- grocery & restaurant 1910
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net