Sandersville, Mississippi

Jones County

Population: 

Town incorporated:  3-12-1884

Post office: 12-17-1883 to present

Railroads: NO&NE- SOU- NS

                  

Next Town North- Haney

 

NO&NE Milepost 47.5

(from Meridian)

 

Next Town South- Erata

1915 soil survey map

 

1964 USGS topo map

HISTORY by Tony Howe: 

Sandersville was named for Robert Sanders, an early settler that moved here in 1852. Several smaller sawmills operated in Sandersville over the years. 

INDUSTRY -

W. H. Patton- operated first turpentine still here in 1886

 

1927 Valuation Map revised through 1990

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net