Abbeville, Mississippi
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Lafayette County Population: 255 in 1900 243 in 1910 235 in 1920 in 1940 in 1950 in 1960 Town incorporated: 6-24-1870 Post office: 9-28-1843 to 1-21-1867 4-30-1867 to present Railroads: Miss Central- CStL&NO- IC- ICG- Natchez Trace RR- Miss Central RR
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Next Town North- Spraggins
Milepost 561.8 (from Chicago, IL )
Next Town South- College Hill
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
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| BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)-
Dan
Almas- general store 1911 G.
F. Almond- general store 1911 Anderson
& Son- general store 1911 S.
M. Banks & Son- drugs 1911 M.
R. (Mrs. Albert W.) Davis (near)- general store 1911 M.
R. Davis & Co.- cotton buyers 1911 V.
E. Downs (near)- general store 1911 Gallegley
Bros. (near)- general store 1911 J.
S. Good- general store 1911 Gordon-Almond
Co.- general store 1911 A.
C. Graham- gin 1911 McEachen
& Graham- mill 1868 Robert
S. McGowan- general store 1911 Thos.
J. McNeely- confections 1911 W.
T. Gallagher- store 1868 Murchison
& Son- general store 1911 W.
M. Pegue- planter 1868 F.
M. Pettis- general store 1911 Roy
& Rayburn- general store 1911
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net