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Greene County

Railroads

Oak Grove & Georgetown

Oak Grove & Georgetown RR
M. L. Davis
36" gauge
company operated 1890's-1927
Railroad called Oak Grove & Georgetown RR 1904-1927
see http://www.msrailroads.com/OG&G.htm

Alabama & Mississippi RR
Built by Alabama & Mississippi RR 1902
to Mississippi & Alabama RR 10-1922
abandoned 1950
http://www.msrailroads.com/A&M.htm
http://www.msrailroads.com/M&A.htm

Alabama & Mississippi RR
Built by Alabama & Mississippi RR 1916
abandoned 1922
http://www.msrailroads.com/A&M.htm

M&O Mainline
Built by Mobile & Ohio RR 1850's
to Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR 9-13-1940
to Illinois Central Gulf RR 8-10-1972
to Midsouth Rail
abandoned
http://www.msrailroads.com/M&O.htm
http://www.msrailroads.com/GM&O.htm

GM&N Blodgett Branch
This branch was built in 1917-1919 to tap large timber holdings owned by John Blodgett. After the timber was cut, the branch was abandoned in 1935.
http://www.msrailroads.com/GM&N.htm

Merrill to Beaumont
Merrill to Hattiesburg
built by Mobile Jackson & Kansas City RR 1901-1902
to New Orleans Mobile & Chicago RR 12-1-1909
to Gulf Mobile & Northern RR 1-1-1917
to Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR 9-13-1940
to Illinois Central Gulf RR 8-10-1972
to Illinois Central RR
to Canadian National RR
http://www.msrailroads.com/MJ&KC.htm
http://www.msrailroads.com/NOM&C.htm
http://www.msrailroads.com/GM&N.htm
http://www.msrailroads.com/GM&O.htm

Logging Railroads

Leakesville Veneer Co

Leakesville Veneer & Lbr Co
company operated 1923-1940's http://www.msrailroads.com/Leakesville_Veneer.htm

Faulk-Christian Lbr

Faulk-Christian Lumber Co
Faulk-Christian Lumber Co.
company operated 1906-??
http://www.msrailroads.com/Faulk_Christian_Lbr.htm

Bear Creek Mill Co

Bear Creek Mill Co.
company operated 1908-1925
http://www.msrailroads.com/Bear_Cr_Mill.htm

Greene County Lbr Co

Greene County Lbr Co
Diamond Lumber Co. 1901-1904
Greene County Lumber Co. 1904-1918
J. M. Hemphill 1918
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Greene_Co_Lbr.htm

ML Davis
owned Oak Grove & Georgetown RR

ML Davis
owned Oak Gove & Georgetown RR

M. L. Davis
36" gauge
company operated 1890's-1927
Railroad called Oak Grove & Georgetown RR 1904-1927
see http://www.msrailroads.com/OG&G.htm

Turner & Oates

C&R Lumber Co

C&R Lumber Co
Griffin & Sartin 1910-1912
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Griffin_JM.htm
see http://www.msrailroads.com/C&R_Lbr.htm

Virgin Pine Lbr

Virgin Pine Lumber Co.
Piave Mill Co. 1918-1920
Virgin Pine Lumber Co. 1920-1933
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Virgin_Pine.htm

Canal Lbr

Canal Lumber Co.
company operated 1910-1925
http://www.msrailroads.com/Canal_Lbr.htm

Turner Timber Co

Turner Lumber Co.
Avera & Northeastern RR
company operated 1918-1933
http://www.msrailroads.com/Turner.htm

Turner Lumber Co.
Avera & Northeastern RR
http://www.msrailroads.com/Turner.htm
located on 2007 aerial photos

L A Cowan Lbr

L. A. Cowan & Sons
company operated 1918-ca1925
http://www.msrailroads.com/Cowan_LA.htm

Stover Lumber Co.

Stover Lumber Co.
company operated 1916-ca1925
http://www.msrailroads.com/Stover_Lbr.htm

Colmer-Green Lbr

Byrd

Colmer-Green Lumber Co.
J. M. Hemphill Lumber Co. 1918-1922
Colmer-Green Lumber Co. 1922-1924
http://www.msrailroads.com/Hemphill_JM_Lbr.htm
http://www.msrailroads.com/Colmer_Green_Lbr.htm

Colgreen

Colmer-Green Lumber Co.
1918-1924
http://www.msrailroads.com/Colmer_Green_Lbr.htm

Green Lumber

Garner

Green Lbr Co
Mobile-Gulfport Lumber Co. 1917-1920
Green Lumber Co. 1920-1924
http://www.msrailroads.com/Green_Lbr.htm

Avera

Green Lbr Co
J. P. Griffin Lumber Co. 1917-1920
Green Lumber Co. 1920-1925
http://www.msrailroads.com/Griffin_JP_Lbr.htm
http://www.msrailroads.com/Green_Lbr.htm

F B Merrill & Co

F. B. Merrill Co.
http://www.msrailroads.com/Merrill_FB.htm

F. B. Merrill Co.
http://www.msrailroads.com/Merrill_FB.htm
route approximate

Howze Lumber Co

Howze Lumber Co
http://www.msrailroads.com/Howze_Lbr.htm

Richton Lumber Co

Richton Lumber Co.
http://www.msrailroads.com/Richton_Lbr.htm

Cowan Bros Lbr

Cowan Brothers Lumber Co
http://www.msrailroads.com/Cowan_Bros.htm

Robinson Land & Lumber Co

Robinson Land & Lumber Co.
Bothwell operation 1920-1929
http://www.msrailroads.com/Chickasawhay_and_Jackson.htm

Tatum Lumber Co.

Tatum Lumber Co
Denco operation 1924-1929
http://www.msrailroads.com/Tatum.htm

Vinegar Bend Lbr

Vinegar Bend Lumber Co

J. J. Newman Lumber Co.

J J Newman Lumber Co
company operated 1894 to 1935
http://www.msrailroads.com/Newman_JJ_Lbr.htm

R. C. Avent & Sons

R. C. Avent & Son
company operated 1905-ca1918
http://www.msrailroads.com/Avent_RC.htm

Towns

Leaf Mercantile Co.
Milepost 56.7
first appeared 10-1907

Avent
Milepost 53.7
Avent was the location of the sawmill of R. C. Avent & Sons. The location was later called Benjoe.
10 car siding opens north in 1924
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Avent.htm

Starr
Milepost 54.2
first listed 10-1907

Leaf
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Leaf.htm

Brown
first appeared 6-1915
8 cars opens north in 1915

Royce
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Royce.htm

Oak Spur
first appeared 1-1921
10 cars opens north in 1921

Howze
30 cars opens south in 1915
location of sawmill of Howze Lumber Co.
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Howze.htm

McLain
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/McLain.htm

Griffis Spur
11 car spur

Iola
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Iola.htm

Denco
9 cars
first listed in 10-1922
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Denco.htm

Neely
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Neely.htm

Wilson
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Wilson.htm

Garner
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Garner.htm

McInnis Spur
5 car spur

Byrd
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Byrd.htm

Reba
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Reba.htm

Colgreen
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Colgreen.htm

Herringburg
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Herringburg.htm

Avera
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Avera.htm

Bothwell
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Bothwell.htm

Grafton
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Grafton.htm

Piave
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Piave.htm

Dueitt
Milepost

Leakesville

Rounsaville

State Line
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/State_Line.htm