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Jones County

Laurel Light & Railway Co
Laurel Light & Railway Co.
1924-1929 - Mississippi Power Co. (Southeastern Power & Light Co.)
1929-1934 - Mississippi Power Co. (Commonwealth & Southern Corp.)
1934 - streetcars discontinued

Logging Railroads

J M Hemphill Lbr Co

J M Hemphill Lbr Co
J. M. Hemphill Lumber Co.
company operated 1914-1918 at Rhodes
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Hemphill_JM_Lbr.htm

J. M. Hemphill Lumber Co.
company operated 1914-1918 at Rhodes
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Hemphill_JM_Lbr.htm

W M Carter & Co

Haney

W. M. Carter & Co
company operated 1900-1906
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Carter_WM_Haney.htm

Louise Lbr Co

Louise Lumber Co
36" gauge
Louise Lumber Co. 1911-1915
converted to standard gauge ca1912
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Carter_WS.htm
andhttp://www.msrailroads.com/Louise_Lbr.htm Louise Lumber Co

Lindsey Lbr

John Lindsey Lumber Co.
John Lindsey Lumber Co. 1913-1921
Lindsey Lumber Co. 1921-1925
36" gauge
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Lindsey_Lbr_Laurel.htm

Wausau Southern Lbr

Wausau Southern Lumber Co
Wausau Southern Lumber Co.
company operated 1911-1932
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Wausau_Southern.htm

Long Branch Lbr Co

Long Branch Lumber Co
Long Branch Lumber Co 1920-1925
Jones County Hardwood Co. 1925-1926
Wells Hardwood Co. 1926-1927
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Long_Branch_Lbr.htm
and http://www.msrailroads.com/Jones_Co_Hardwood.htm
and http://www.msrailroads.com/Hogue_JB.htm

Long Branch Lumber Co.
Long Branch Lumber Co 1920-1925
Jones County Hardwood Co. 1925-1926
Wells Hardwood Co. 1926-1927
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Long_Branch_Lbr.htm
and http://www.msrailroads.com/Jones_Co_Hardwood.htm
and http://www.msrailroads.com/Hogue_JB.htm
location estimated

Tallahala Lbr

Tallahala Lumber Co
company operated 1900-1903
controlled by Denkmann interests after 1902
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Tallahala_Lbr_Ellisville.htm

Stover Lbr

Strengthford

Stover Lumber Co
Simpson County Lumber Co. 1922-1924
Stover Lumber Co 1924-1925
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Simpson_Co_Lbr.htm

Stover Lumber Co.
Simpson County Lumber Co. 1922-1924
Stover Lumber Co 1924-1925
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Simpson_Co_Lbr.htm

trackage rights
trackage rights of Simpson County Lumber Co., later Stover Lumber Co., on Wausau Southern Lumber Co railroad
may have purchased track from Wausau Southern

Jones County Lbr Co

Jones County Lumber Co.
Graham Lumber Co. 1909-1910
Jones County Lumber Co. 1910-1913
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Graham_Lbr.htm

Bostick Lbr

J. H. Bostick
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Bostick_JH.htm

Eastman, Gardiner & Co

E-G Camps

Brady Camp
Operated 1902 to May 1903

Hebron Camp
Operated May 1903 to Sept 1905

Untitled Path

Eastman, Gardiner & Co.
see http://www.msrailroads.com/EG&Co.htm

Eastman, Gardiner & Co.
this line east from Laurel operated 1891-1897
see http://www.msrailroads.com/EG&Co.htm

Eastman-Gardiner Hardwood Co
Eastman-Gardiner Hardwood Co.
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Eastman_Gardiner_Hardwood.htm

Ellisville Mill

Eastman, Gardiner & Co.
Anderson Lumber Co 1917-?
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Anderson_Lbr2.htm

Perry-Fraser Lbr

Noxapater Mill

Ellisville

Perry-Fraser Lbr Co
company operated at Ellisville 1911-1913
to Anderson Lumber Co 1917-?
to Eastman, Gardiner & Co.
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Perry_Fraser_Ellisville.htm
and http://www.msrailroads.com/Anderson_Lbr2.htm

Perry-Fraser Lbr Co
company operated at Ellisville 1911-1913
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Perry_Fraser_Ellisville.htm

Lowery Lumber Co

Lowery Lumber Co
Lowery, Carter & Co. 1892-1900
Lowery Lumber Co 1900-1911
36" gauge
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Lowery_Lbr.htm

Anchor Saw Mill

Anchor Saw Mill Co
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Anchor_SawMill.htm

J T McKinnon Lbr

J. T. McKinnon & Co
Collins & Hull 1910
J. T. McKinnon & Co 1910-1916

J. T. McKinnon & Co.
Collins & Hull 1910
J. T. McKinnon & Co 1910-1916
relaid on old Tallahala Lumber Co roadbed

Kola Lumber Co

Kola Lumber Co
Kola Lumber Co.
1901-1922
http://www.msrailroads.com/Kola.htm

Ellisville Lbr

Ellisville Lumber Co
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Ellisville_Lbr.htm

Ellisville Lbr Woods Mill

Ellisville Lumber Co
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Ellisville_Lbr.htm
location estimated

J. S. Blackburn

J. S. Blackburn
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Blackburn_JS.htm
route approximate

Eastabuchie Lbr & Mfg

Eastabuchie Lumber Mfg Co
Eastabuchie Lumber Manufacturing Co. 1889-1894
Eastabuchie Lumber Co. 1894-1901
Eastabuchie & Williamsburg Railway
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Eastabuchie.htm

Eureka Lumber Co
Eureka Lumber Co.
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Eureka_Lbr.htm

P M Ikeler

P. M. Ikeler
W. C. Albertson Lumber Co. 1883-1898
Ikeler & McKinnon 1898-1904
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Albertson.htm
and http://www.msrailroads.com/Ikeler.htm

Major-Sowers Saw Mill

Major-Sowers Saw Mill Co.
company operated 1921-1929 at Tallahala
http://www.msrailroads.com/Major_Sowers_Sawmill.htm

Gilchrist-Fordney Co

Kingston Lumber Co
Kingston Lumber Co.
36" gauge until 1903
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Kingston_Lbr.htm

Gilchrist-Fordney estimated

Mill trackage

Monarch Lbr

Monarch Lumber Co
Monarch Lumber Co 1906-1909
Beaver Dam Lumber Co 1909-1915
Monarch Lumber Co. 1916-1919
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Monarch_Lbr.htm
and http://www.msrailroads.com/Monarch_Lbr_second.htm

Pascagoula Hardwood Co

Pascagoula Hardwood Co
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Mengel.htm

Pascagoula Hardwood Co
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Mengel.htm
location estimated

Ovett Land & Lbr

Ovett Land & Lumber Co
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Ovett_Land_Lbr.htm

DB Fox

Alene

D. B. Fox
company operated at Alene 1917-1931
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Fox_DB.htm

Mill

Planing Mill?

Untitled Polygon

Fox

D. B. Fox
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Gunn_Fox.htm

Bentley & Emery

Bentley & Emery
company operated 1917 to 1928 at Ovett
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Bentley_Emery_Lbr.htm

Bentley & Emery
company operated 1907 to 1917 at Richton
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Bentley_Emery_Lbr.htm

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

J. M. Griffin Lumber Co.
Griffin & Sartin 1910-1912
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Griffin_JM.htm
see http://www.msrailroads.com/C&R_Lbr.htm
This appears to be Griffin's original railroad, abandoned before C&R took over

Railroads

NO&NE Mainline

Gulf & Ship Island

Laurel

wye

G&SI Kingston Branch
Gulf & Ship Island Branch to Kingston, now a part of Laurel, was built about 1900 to serve the large sawmill of Kingston Lumber Co., later Gilchrist-Fordney Co.

G&SI Laurel Branch
Branch was originally built out of Laurel by Eastman, Gardiner & Co., owners of a large sawmill in Laurel. It was originally called the Laurel & Northwestern until it was sold to the G&SI in 1899, who completed the line from Taylorsville to Saratoga in 1900.

Gulf Mobile & Northern

Trk 1 Wausau Southern spur

Continental Turpentine Co

Trk 2 Compress Spur

Trk 5

Trk 6

Trk 7

Trk 14 coal storage

Turntable
Turntable 80'

Trk 15 main lead

Untitled Path
Trk ?
Built October 1917

Untitled Path
removed 1926 AFE 2375

Trk 7 original alignment

Trk 3? Merchant Mill & Elevator

Trk 4? Gulf Refining Co
made part of Trk 2 when that part of track 2 beyond this switch removed

GM&N Mainline
Laurel to Bay Springs was built as the 36" gauge Kingston & Central Mississippi in 1902-3. It was acquired by Mobile Jackson & Kansas City in 1903 and completed north to Union by 1905.

GM&N Mainline
Beaumont to Laurel was constructed 1902-1904

GM&N Ellisville Branch
Abandoned in 1921

Towns

Rhodes
Milepost 88.5
first called Loper in 1905 timetable, later renamed Rhodes
42 car siding in 1905
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Rhodes.htm

Blodgett
Milepost 90.5
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Blodgett.htm

Griffin Spur
Milepost 92.2
first appeared 4-1922
10 cars opens north in 1922

Ovett Land & Lumber
first appeared in 5-1906 timetable
12 cars opens south 1906

Ovett
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Ovett.htm

Holliman
first appeared 10-1907

Randall
first appeared 10-1909
2 cars opens north in 1909

Fox
Milepost 94
10 cars opens north in 1905
15 cars opens both in 1918
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Fox.htm

Monarch
10 cars opens south in 1918
3 cars in 1927
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Monarch.htm

Tallahoma
8 cars opens south in 1909
2 cars opens south in 1918
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Tallahoma.htm

McPherson
Milepost 99.5 app
existed by 1-1918
gone by 9-1919
Gilchrist-Fordney connection
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/McPherson.htm

Crotts
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Crotts.htm

Ellisville Jct.
Milepost
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Lanham.htm

Lanham
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Lanham.htm

Tuckers Crossing
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Tucker.htm

Gardner
8 cars opens south

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

Jones County Hardwood Co
first listed as Lindsey in 2-1907 timetable
5 cars opens south
new siding built 9-1925

Eastabutchie
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Eastabuchie.htm

Norman
Milepost 75
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Norman.htm

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

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

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

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

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

Blackburn
Milepost 68
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Blackburn.htm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shows Field
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Shows_Field.htm

Laurel
NO&NE Milepost 56
GM&N Milepost 109.8
G&SI Milepost 152.12
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Laurel.htm

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

Erata
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Errata.htm

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

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

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

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

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

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

Powell
Milepost 148.
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Powell.htm

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