Ellisville, Mississippi

Jones County

Population: 961 in 1890

                    1899 in 1900

                    2446 in 1910

Town incorporated:  3-11-1884

Post office: 11-8-1827 to present

Railroads: NO&NE- SOU- NS

                  MJ&KC- NOM&C- GM&N

                  

Next Town North- Alice

 

NO&NE Milepost 63.7

(from Meridian)

 

Next Town South- Fridge

1915 soil survey map

 

1964 USGS topo map

HISTORY by Tony Howe: 

INDUSTRY -

 

 

 

 

BUSINESSES- (per  R.G. Dun & Co.)- 

Amos Deason- dry goods & grocery 1873

James W. Grayson- dry goods & grocery 1873

Grayson & Duvall- general store 1874

Knight & Ellzey- general store 1874

Abraham McLemore- dry goods & grocery 1873-74-75-76

R. McManus- drugs & liquor 1875-76

Sylvian McManus- farming 1873-74-75

S. V. McManus- general store 1876

Henry Parker- steam mill 1873

D. R. Pool- hotel & physician 1875

 

 

 

 

 

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