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Communities of Lawrence County
Municipalities
Monticello
Monticello was founded in 1812 by Herman Runnels and named after the home of Thomas Jefferson. The location of Monticello on the intersection of the Pearl River and St. Stephens Road made it the focal point of political, commercial, social, and cultural activities. It became the seat of government for the county in 1815 and was incorporated in 1818.
Newhebron
Newhebron, sometimes spelled New Hebron, is located 16 miles northeast
of Monticello, near the Jefferon Davis and Simpson County lines. Founded
in 1903 by Franklin L. Riley, when he donated land to the Gulf & Ship
Island Railroad for right of way.
Silver Creek
Silver Creek is located 8 miles northeast of Monticello on U. S. Highway 84. The area was settled around 1820 by the Longino, Price, Kirby, Neal, and Williams families. Originally named "The Hall," changed to Silver Creek for a nearby stream in 1893. In 1953 the filming of Jesse James Women by Panora Pictures was done in Silver Creek.
Communities
Arm
Arm is located seven miles southeast of Monticello and was founded
in 1905 after the G & SI Railroad came through this section. This
place was named for W.J Armstrong who owned the land near the railroad.
A small sawmill was built here and the village flourished for a while
but when the mill was removed, Arm became a farming center with one
church and a store with a post office.
Divide
Divide is located five miles northeast of Jayess and it was named
for it's location - on a dividing ridge between Coopers, Tilton and
Topisaw Creeks. It was formed around 1906.
Hooker
Hooker is located eight miles northeast of Monticello and was formed
about 1880, but it was first known as the Crooked Creek Community.
The Crooked Creek Baptist Church which was established about the same
time was first known as Soloman's Temple.
Jayess
Jayess is four miles southeast of Divide. The town was named for J.S.
Butterfield who owned Butterfield Lumber Company, but it was spelled
Jayess by the Postal Department when an office was authorized in 1913.
New Hope
New Hope is located ten miles southwest of Montilcello and was formed
in 1900 as a farming community. A school was formed in 1905 but in
1931 it consolidated with Monticello.
Nola
Nola is located five miles southwest of Sontag and was formed when
the Pearl River Lumber Company was cutting the timber between Monticello
and Brookhaven. It was named for Nola White, a prominent citizen as
well as the first postmaster.
Oakvale
Oakvale is located six miles southeast of Arm and was settled in the
early 1800's by the Parkman, Bryant and Lenoir families.
Oma
Oma is located seven miles north of Wanilla and was founded in 1906
by Homer E. Little and his father-in-law John B. Moore and was named
for Mrs. Oma Moore Little.
Sontag
Sontag is located five miles west of Wanilla and was once a Choctaw
Village
Tilton
Tilton is located south of Topeka and was named after Titlon Creek.
Topeka
Topeka is twelve miles south of Monticello and named for Topeka, Kansas.
It was formed in 1900 when the Natchez, Columbia & Mobile Railroad
was built from Norfield to Jayess.
Wanilla
Wanilla is located seven miles north of Monticello and was one time
a part of the plantation of General Arthur Fox who along with planters
constituted the aristocracy of the Pearl River before the Civil War.
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of Monticello Site Selection Standards
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of New Hebron Site Selection Standards
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of Silver Creek Site Selection Standards
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