Forest, Mississippi
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Scott County Population: 547 in 1890 761 in 1900 1136 in 1910 1188 in 1920 2735 in 1940 2874 in 1950 3907 in 1960 Town incorporated: 11-21-1865 Post office: 12-31-1859 to 4-18-1861 2-5-1866 to present Railroads: Southern RR of MS- V&M- A&V- Y&MV- IC- ICG- Midsouth- KCS
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Next Town East- Fairchilds
A&V Milepost 49.3 (from Meridian)
Next Town West- Loftin |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
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| BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)-
A. J. Busey- general store 1874 John Carroll- 1873-74-75-76 James P. Clarke- blacksmith 1874-75-76 Cramer & Carlsen- boots & shoes 1875 B. F. Crook & Co.- general store 1873-74-75-76 Stephen Davis- physician & general store 1873-74-75 John Dove- wagon maker 1876 James A. Glandville- publisher 1873 Glandville & Davis- publishers 1874-75 Daniel Doyle- grocer 1876 J. Futch & Co.- merchants 1876 James A. Glanville- register 1876 M. D. Graham & Co.- general store 1873-74-75-76 J. C. Harper- general store 1874-75 T. H. Harrison- barroom & dentist 1873-74-75-76 Hogan & Lipscomb- general store 1873 J. W. Hogan- general store 1874-76 J. E. Holbert- general store 1876 Wm. S. Hoskins- mill 1873-74-75 M. Levy- merchant 1876 W. W. Lowry- drugs & books 1873-74-75-76 J. M. Lyles- eating house 1873 Jacob Miller- shoemaker 1873-74-75-76 D. Mitchell- jeweler 1876 Pevey & Hood- grocery hotel & livery 1873-74-75-76 Richardson & Greene- dry goods & grocery 1876 George W. Shepperd- livery 1873-74-76 J. C. Simmons & Co.- Simmons House 1876 J. F. Storey & Co.- grocery 1873-74-75-76 J. M. Webster- saddler 1876 T. H. B. Williams- physician 1873-74-75 David M. Womack- dry goods & grocery 1873-74-75-76
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net