Taylorsville, Mississippi

Smith County Population: 50 in 1900                    623 in 1910                    604 in 1920                    805 in 1930                    955 in 1940                   1116 in 1950                   1132 in 1960 Town incorporated:  7-9-1900 Post office: 11-12-1849 to 8-24-1869                     7-1-1873 to present Railroads: G&SI- IC- ICG	Next Town East- Gambrell   G&SI Milepost 130.29 (from Gulfport)   Next Town West- Wisner
soil survey map		1964 USGS topo map
HISTORY by Tony Howe: Taylorsville was originally located a few miles northeast of the present location and moved to be on the new G&SI railroad then being built in 1900. The town was laid out by Wiley G. Moore in 1899 and post office moved in 1900.  INDUSTRY -
1916 ICC Valuation Map- ICHS Collection courtesy Tom Davidson
1964 Profile   Mick Nussbaum Collection                       Click for larger version
	IC Taylorsville depot about 1970.
BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)-  W. D. Crout & Co., general store 1900 James S. Eaton & Bro.- general store 1876 J. S. Eaton & Bro., general store & sawmill 1900 Gambrell & Royals, general store 1900 R. L. Hankins, general store 1900 N. A. Jones & Co., dry goods & notions 1900 J. P. Myer Mercantile Co., general store 1900 James W. Pound- grocer 1876 Walker, Crott & Co., general store 1900 Joseph Wethersby, physician 1873 J. A. Windham, general store 1900
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