Bolivar County
Population: 201 in 1890
422 in 1900
871 in 1910
in 1920
in 1940
in 1950
in 1960
Town incorporated: 3-15-1886
Post office: Sunrise- 6-10-1884 to 3-8-1886
Shaw- 5-11-1886 to present
Railroads: M&V- LNO&T-
Y&MV- IC- ICG- C&G
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Next Town North- Finkmount
Milepost 124.2
(from Memphis, TN)
Next Town South- Dean
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soil survey map
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1964 USGS topo map
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
INDUSTRY -
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1920 Y&MV track profile updated to 1939- Collection of Robert Tomb
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Y&MV depot and water tank at Shaw provide high
ground during one of the Delta's frequent floods.
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Y&MV 4-4-0's 14 and 76 team up on an exhibition train at Shaw,
Mississippi. |
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BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)-
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