Booneville,
Mississippi
Prentiss County
Population: 748 in 1890
1050 in 1900
1337 in 1910
1405 in 1920
Town incorporated: 12-12-1861
Post office: 11-20-1860 to present
Railroads: M&O- GM&O-
ICG- Midsouth- KCS
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Next Town North- Thrashers
M&O Milepost 308.57
(from Mobile, Ala.)
Next Town South- Wheeler's
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soil survey map
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1964 USGS topo map
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
INDUSTRY -
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M&O depot at Booneville in 1916
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May 9, 1979 |
Overpass south of the depot in 1916
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Booneville, MS looking north towards the GM&O depot on May 12,
1975. |
January 28, 1971
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BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)-
Gresham,
Carter & Lacy- general store 1868
J.
H. Miller & Co.- dry goods 1868
Taylor & Brown- dry goods 1868
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May 9, 1979
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