Mt. Olive, Mississippi
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Covington County Population: 1077 in 1910 778 in 1920 812 in 1930 775 in 1940 827 in 1950 841 in 1960 Town incorporated: 5-18-1900 Post office: 9-22-1858 to 5-17-1867 2-13-1874 to present Railroads: G&SI- IC- ICG- IC- CN
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Next Town North- Saratoga
G&SI Milepost 108.39 (from Gulfport)
Next Town South- Arbo |
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1917 soil survey map |
1964 USGS topo map |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
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Mt Olive depot in 1955. |
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1964 Profile Mick Nussbaum Collection Click for larger version
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BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)- L. A. Avera, hotel & grocery 1900 J. T. Harnes, drugs 1900 H. F. Byrd, general store 1900 J. E. Byrd, general store 1900 Geo. J. Carraway, drugs & livery 1900 Thos. A. Chain, general store 1900 Conerly-Holmes Co., general store 1900 C. F. Cox, general store 1900 Wm. E. Day, general store 1900 Eubanks & Trayton, mfg bricks 1900 M. M. Evans, general store 1900 P. Fairly- physician 1875 M. E. (Frank) Farley (?), general store 1900 Green, Parkman & Co., general store 1900 W. W. Holmes, general store 1900 Johnson-Woodward Co., general store 1900 Lowery & Byrd, general store 1900 W. T. McDonald, general store 1900 McNair & Co., general store 1868-73-75 Mount Olive Lumber Co., sawmill 1900 D. C. Parkman, general store 1900 A. J. Pitman & Sons, publishers 1900 M. D. Shepard Lumber Co., sawmill 1900 Wade & Henry, hardware 1900
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net