Rowland's History of Miscellaneous Monroe County, Mississippi Towns Source: Rowland, Dunbar, ed. Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 3 vols. Atlanta: Southern Historical Publishing Association, 1907. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ Vol. 1, p. 218 Barttahatchie, a hamlet in the eastern part of Monroe county, near the Alabama State line, and about 12 miles east of Aberdeen. It has rural mail service from Gattman. Vol. 1, p. 239 Bigbee, a post-station in the northern part of Monroe county, on the Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham R. R., two miles by rail from Amory, and 12 miles north of Aberdeen. The largest saw mills in the county are located here. The population, in 1906, was estimated at 250. Vol. 1, p. 360 Carmargo, an extinct town of Monroe county, which was located on Old Town Creek, 8 miles northeast of Okolona. In the early days it was one of the principal towns of the county. Vol. 1, p. 390 Centralgrove, a hamlet in the northwestern part of Monroe county, about 6 miles west of Amory, the nearest railroad station, and 12 miles north of Aberdeen. The postoffice here was discontinued in 1905, and it now has rural free delivery from Aberdeen. Population in 1900, 23. Vol. 1, p. 761 Gattman, a post-village in the eastern part of Monroe county, on the Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham R. R., about 18 miles east of Aberdeen, the county seat. A money-order postoffice is maintained here. Population in 1900, 111. Vol. 1, p. 789 Gibson, a post-hamlet in the western part of Monroe county on the Mobile & Ohio R. R., 9 miles west of Aberdeen. It has a money order postoffice. Population in 1900, 27. Vol. 1, p. 804 Greenwood Springs, a postoffice of Monroe county, and a station on the Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham R. R., about 15 miles northeast of Aberdeen, the county seat. Vol. 1, p. 833 Hamilton, a post-hamlet in the southern part of Monroe county, about 8 miles southeast of Aberdeen, the county seat, and the nearest railroad and banking town. Population in 1900, 56. Hamilton, Old. The extinct town of Hamilton was situated about 3 miles southwest of the present town of the same name, in the southern part of Monroe county, 1 mile east of the Tombigbee river. It is historically important as the first county seat of Monroe county until the year 1830, when Monroe was divided to form the county of Lowndes, and the county seat was removed to Athens, near the center of the county. The old town, in the days of its prosperity, had between 150 and 200 inhabitants, several stores and workshops, and a hotel, besides the county buildings. Citizens of the town were Thomas Branch, George Landemix, Benj. Rees, merchants; Red Eckols and Waits Tucker, hotel keepers; T. Tipton Linsley, owner of the blacksmith and general repair shop. After the old town dwindled away the postoffice was maintained there until 1900, when the new town sprang up. Vol. 2, p. 285 Muldon, a post-hamlet in the southwestern part of Monroe county, at the junction of the main line of the Mobile & Ohio R. R., and a branch of the same line which connects it with Aberdeen, 9 miles northeast. It has a church, a money order postoffice, and is an important cotton shipping station. Population in 1900, 75. Vol. 2, p. 330-331 Nettleton, a thriving station on the St. Louis & San Francisco R. R., located on the southern line of Lee county, about 13 miles south of Tupelo. It was named for a former vice-president of the above railroad. It is an incorporated post-town and has several stores, a brick plant, a cotton gin, 2 banks, 4 churches and a fine graded school. The Bank of Nettleton was established in 1904, and is a branch of the Bank of Tupelo. The Peoples Bank & Trust Co. of Tupelo have also a branch bank located here established in 1904. The population in 1906 was estimated at 600. It is surrounded by a fine farming district. Vol. 2, p. 463 Prairie, a village of western Monroe county, on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, 8 miles west of Aberdeen, the county seat, and nearest banking town. It has a money order postoffice. Population in 1900, 122. Vol. 2, p. 484 Quincy, a post-hamlet of Monroe county, on the Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham R. R., about 14 miles northeast of Aberdeen. It has a church and a money order postoffice. Population in 1900, 32. Vol. 2, p. 534 Rees Store, a post-hamlet of Monroe county, situated on Buttahatchie river, about 12 miles southeast of Aberdeen, the county seat. Population in 1900, 50. Vol. 2, p. 555 Riggins, a hamlet of Monroe county, situated in the northeastern part, on Splunge creek, a tributary of the Buttahatchie river, about 15 miles from Amory, the nearest railroad and banking town. Population in 1900, 22. It has rural mail service. Vol. 2, p. 640 Senath, a hamlet of Monroe county, 6 miles northeast of Aberdeen, the county seat. It has rural free delivery from Aberdeen. Vol. 2, p. 698 Smithville, a village in the northern part of Monroe county, 2 1/2 miles east of the East fork of the Tombigbee river, and 24 miles northeast of Aberdeen, the county seat. Amory is the nearest railroad and banking town. It has two churches, and a money order postoffice. Population in 1900, 150. Vol. 2, p. 716 Splunge, a hamlet in the northeast part of Monroe county, on the creek of the same name, 13 miles east of Amory, the nearest banking town. Gattman station is the nearest railroad point, on the Frisco System. It has a money order postoffice. Population in 1900, 18. Vol. 2, p. 746 Strongs, a post-hamlet in the southwestern part of Monroe county. It is a station on the Illinois Central R. R., between Westpoint and Aberdeen. Population in 1900, 63. Vol. 2, p. 992 Wren, a hamlet in Monroe county, 13 miles northwest of Aberdeen, the county seat. It has 3 stores and an excellent high school.