Jackson County
Population: 1148 in 1890
1258 in 1900
1472 in 1910
1732 in 1920
1881 in 1940
3058 in 1950
5025 in 1960
Town incorporated: 2-27-1854
Post office: Lynchburgh Springs- 1-19-1853 to 12-11-1854
Ocean Springs- 12-12-1854 to present
Railroads: NOM&T- L&N-
CSX
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Next Town North- Fontainebleau
L&N Milepost 723.02 after
1921*
(from Louisville, Ky.)
Next Town South- Oak Street
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Google Earth map of Ocean Springs based on
L&N valuation maps and 1944 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps HERE |
soil survey map
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1964 USGS topo map
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HISTORY:
see Ray Bellande's excellent website HERE
INDUSTRY -
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L&N 181 at the resort community of Ocean Springs about 1920. |
L&N FP-7 663 with Train 9, the Coast Commuter train to New Orleans
lays over in Ocean Springs on April 10, 1954. |
652 on a northbound passenger train at Ocean Springs in 1958. |
L&N E7s 779 and 761 on Train 1, the southbound Azalean, at Ocean
Springs on Sept. 16, 1949. |
An L&N local waits in the clear at Ocean Springs, MS about 1970. |
Carpenter shop at Ocean Springs in 1918. |
778 crosses Biloxi Bay in June 1955 northbound. |
L&N 2-stall enginehouse at Ocean Springs housed engines used on the
commuter trains that ran between there and New Orleans. There was also a
turntable on the north side of the enginehouse. |
Early postcard of Ocean Springs shows the arrival of Train #4 circa
1910. |
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BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)-
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If you have any corrections or
additional info, we would love to hear from you! We are always looking for
additional photos, too. Find our contact info below.
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