Waynesboro, Mississippi

Wayne County

Population:  458 in 1890

                    436 in 1900

                    652 in 1910

                   in 1920

Town incorporated:  4-11-1876

Post office: Waynesborough- 6-13-1856 to 3-11-1894

                    Waynesboro- 3-12-1894 to present

Railroads: M&O- GM&O- ICG- Midsouth - Meridian Southern

 

                  

Next Town North- Woodward's

 

M&O Milepost 82.47

(from Mobile, Ala.)

 

Next Town South- Winchester

1911 soil survey map

 

1964 USGS topo map

HISTORY by Tony Howe: 

INDUSTRY -

Panoramic view of downtown Waynesboro. 

 

M&O depot at Waynesboro about 1910.

 

 

Panoramic view of Waynesboro. M&O depot in distance. I assume photo was taken from the old courthouse. 

 

1916 ICC Valuation Map                 click for larger version               Tony Howe Collection

1916 ICC Valuation Map          click for larger version         Tony Howe Collection

1916 ICC Valuation Map           click for larger version        Tony Howe Collection

BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)- 
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