In 1902 Perry County had a number of sawmills/lumber companies. (In 1907 the western part of Perry County became Forrest County)
From the 1902 R. G. Dunn Mercantile Agency Trade Book

Beaumont-- Overstreet and Gillis Saw Mill
Bonhomie - Tatum Lumber Co.
Epps - Carter-Nall Lumber Co.
- J. F. Wilder Saw Mill
Griffin - W. C. Griffin Saw Mill
- E. B. Scanlin and Co. Saw Mill
Hattiesburg- Brookhaven Lumber & Mnfg. Co (Planing mill)
- Charles & Whitcomb Lumber Co.
- A. D. Draughn Lumber Co.
- Enon Lumber Co.
- Hattiesburg Lumber Co.
- D. Emmett McInnis Saw Mill
- McSwain Lumber Co.
- Rich Lumber Co.
- Rock Lumber Co.
- Union Lumber and Planing Mill Co.
Heckla - McLaurin Lumber Mill Co.
McLaurin - Thompson Brothers (Saw Mill)
Maxie - J. T. White Lumber Co.
Morriston - F. M. Morris Saw Mill

Several of these towns came into existance as saw mill towns and ceased to be significant once the lumber boom faded.

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