Corrine,
Mississippi
Corry,
Mississippi
Savoy,
Mississippi
Lauderdale County
Population:
Town incorporated: no
Post office: 8-3-1900 to 3-15-1905
9-27-1909 to 5-15-1913
Railroads: NO&NE- SOU-
NS
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Next Town North- Arundel
NO&NE Milepost 8.2
(from Meridian)
Next Town South- Bullard
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1927 valuation map revisions up to 1990 |
1910 soil survey map
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1964 USGS topo map
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HISTORY by Tony Howe: This location was first called Corrine after the
daughter of Sid King, who donated land for the right-of-way of the
NO&NE. The name was later shortened to Corry. W. L. Fewell built a
sawmill here about 1900 and renamed the town to Savoy. The railroad had a
passing siding and house track here at one time.
Corrine was first listed in employee timetables in May 1884 with a 60-car
siding. The name was changed to Corry in the 11-8-1896 timetable, and
changed again to Savoy in the 8-2-1903 timetable, which showed the siding as
being 68 cars long. It was extended to 80 cars in the 2-5-1905 timetable.
The first Southern Railway employee timetable dated 3-4-1917 showed the
siding as 73 cars long and a 15-car house track at Savoy. The siding was
extended again to 90 cars in the 7-18-1943 timetable.
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