Perry County.kmz

Perry County

Towns

Belleville
Milepost 13.10
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Belleville.htm

Mahned
Milepost 10.38
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Mahned.htm

New Augusta
Milepost 7.46
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/New_Augusta.htm

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

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

Foley
6 cars opens north in 1905
7 cars in 1927
relisted in 8-1927 timetable after being removed several years before
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Foley.htm

Lancaster
appeared in 1905 timetable, later removed
relisted in 1-1921 timetable
3 cars opens north in 1905
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Lancaster.htm

Hendrix
first appeared 2-1907
4 cars opens south in 1907
See

Gravel Pit Spur
first appeared 1-1918
40 cars opens south in 1918

Cantrell
Milepost 82
first appeared 1905

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

Carworth
first appeared 6-1915
10 cars opens north in 1915
location of Carter-Haworth Lumber Co.

Brinkley
Milepost app79.5
location of wye and gravel pit spur

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

Wilderville
10 car siding opens both in 1924

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

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

Locke
10 cars opens south in 1907

GM&N Farm
later called "Poultry" after 4-1931
was the location of GM&N company demonstration farm

Carmichael
Milepost
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Carmichael.htm

Kittrell
3 car spur opens south in 1924
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Kittrell.htm

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

Little Creek
6 car spur opens south in 1924
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Little_Creek.htm

Ferguson
Milepost 3.5 (app)
http://www.msrailroads.com/Towns/Ferguson.htm

Tallahala

Railroads

Richton Investment Co

Old Augusta RR

Old Augusta RR
Built by Old Augusta RR 1983
owned by Leaf River Forest Products, Inc. (Georgia-Pacific Corp)

County Line

MSC Tallahala Branch
Branch was bought from Major-Sowers Saw Mill Co. in 1921 and abandoned in 1931(?).

Merrill to Beaumont
19.28 miles
Built by Mobile Jackson & Kansas City RR 1901
see http://www.msrailroads.com/MJ&KC.htm
to New Orleans Mobile & Chicago RR 12-1-1909
see http://www.msrailroads.com/NOM&C.htm
to Gulf Mobile & Northern RR 1-1-1917
see http://www.msrailroads.com/GM&N.htm
to Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR 9-13-1940
see http://www.msrailroads.com/GM&O.htm
to Illinois Central Gulf RR 8-10-1972
to Illinois Central RR 2-29-1988
to Canadian National Ry 2-11-1998

Beaumont to Hattiesburg
26.32 miles
Built by Mobile Jackson & Kansas City RR 1901-02
see http://www.msrailroads.com/MJ&KC.htm
to New Orleans Mobile & Chicago RR 12-1-1909
see http://www.msrailroads.com/NOM&C.htm
to Gulf Mobile & Northern RR 1-1-1917
see http://www.msrailroads.com/GM&N.htm
leased to Mississippi Central RR 1921-24
to Bonhomie & Hattiesburg Southern RR 8-14-1924
see http://www.msrailroads.com/B&HS.htm
to Illinois Central Gulf RR 8-10-1972
to Illinois Central RR 2-29-1988
to Canadian National Ry 2-11-1998

Beaumont to Laurel
42.00 miles
Built by Mobile Jackson & Kansas City RR 1902-04
see http://www.msrailroads.com/MJ&KC.htm
to New Orleans Mobile & Chicago RR 12-1-1909
see http://www.msrailroads.com/NOM&C.htm
to Gulf Mobile & Northern RR 1-1-1917
see http://www.msrailroads.com/GM&N.htm
to Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR 9-13-1940
see http://www.msrailroads.com/GM&O.htm
to Illinois Central Gulf RR 8-10-1972
abandoned ca1982

Logging Railroads

RC Avent & Sons

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

Batson & Hatten Lbr

Batson & Hatten Lumber Co.
Batson & Hatten Lumber Co. 1924-1932
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Batson_Hatten.htm

Batson & Hatten Lumber Co
Batson & Hatten Lumber Co. 1924-1932
See http://www.msrailroads.com/Batson_Hatten.htm

New

Bentley & Emery

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

C&R Lbr Estimated

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
location estimated

Canal Lbr

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

Creek Lumber Co

Creek Lumber Co
company operated 1903-1911
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Creek.htm

Fain-Fagin Lbr Co

Fain-Fagin Lumber Co
company operated 1906-1914
http://www.msrailroads.com/Fain_Fagin_Lbr.htm

Farnsworth Lbr

Farnsworth Lumber Co
http://www.msrailroads.com/Farnsworth.htm

Farnsworth Lumber Co
uncertain
http://www.msrailroads.com/Farnsworth.htm

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
J. M. Hemphill Lumber Co.
company operated 1906-1914 at Foley
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Hemphill_JM_Lbr.htm

J M Hemphill Lbr Co
J. M. Hemphill Lumber Co.
company operated 1906-1914 at Foley
see http://www.msrailroads.com/Hemphill_JM_Lbr.htm

J M Hemphill Lbr Co Estimated
company operated 1906-1914 at Foley

Howze Lumber Co

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

Lyndon Lbr Co

Lyndon Lumber Co
http://www.msrailroads.com/Lyndon_Lbr.htm

Lyndon Lumber Co Estimated
Lyndon Lumber Co
http://www.msrailroads.com/Lyndon_Lbr.htm

Major-Sowers Saw Mill

Major-Sowers Saw Mill Co.
Tallahala Lumber Co. 1917-1921
Major-Sowers Saw Mill Co. 1921-1929
http://www.msrailroads.com/Major_Sowers_Sawmill.htm

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

J J Newman Lbr Co

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

J. J. Newman Lbr Estimated

J E North Lbr

J. E. North Lumber Co.
see http://www.msrailroads.com/North_JE_Lbr.htm

J. E. North Lumber Co.
location uncertain
see http://www.msrailroads.com/North_JE_Lbr.htm

Richton Lumber Co

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

Toomer Lumber Co

B. T. Toomer Lumber Co.
http://www.msrailroads.com/Toomer_Lbr.htm