Buena Vista A City of Beautiful View Progress and History
Buena Vista sits on a hill overlooking pine clad valleys and waters feeding Flint river. Since 1847 Marion county seat, it built a railroad to Ellaville and faced trade shifts. its population near 700, with schools, churches, a civic council, and crafts. The county offers rich red soils, pine barrens, and growing towns Cranesville Brantley Tazewell Pinesville and Juniper with mills, stores, and a Taylor gin factory. The area supports agriculture, education, moral society, and potential future growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buena Vista
City
Pea Ridge
Flint River
Marion County
Burkhalter
T. P. Ashmore
Wade Mecam
J. W. Gaulding
Wm. M. Brown
8. H. Crawford
Judge Blandford
American
Know Nothing Party
Alex. H Stephens
Maj. E. W. Miller
A.M. C. Russell
Marion County Argus
Will Singleton
F. L. Wisdom
8. H. Christopher
Patriot
Contines
Buena Vista and
Ellaville
Andersonville
R. V. Forrester
Primitive Baptist
Bennett Stewart
Bascom Sentell
Missionary Baptist
Mancrief
Tis
Kemp
Kinchafoonee
Marionville
Old Horry
Schley
Tazewell
Marion
North Carolina
Alabama
Wm. Jossey
Cranesville
Crawford Bros
Brantley
W. J. Short
F. G. Nelson
Pinesville
Wilson
Putnam
Stevens
J. M. Caullom
W. J. Wiggins
Wigginaville
Juniper
Lummus
Taylor
Franklin
Brooklyn
N. Y
Juniper Creek
Lammus
Marion County's Early Formation and Pioneers Record
Marion county formed from Lee and Muscogee in 1827 as a frontier wilderness. The land came from the Creek Territory and was disposed of by a lottery. Settlers included Wm Haggard, Bland Wallace, and Benjamin Kemp. Haggard came from North Carolina with his family in a one horse cart, driving two cows toward Uchee creek near Buena Vista. He settled nearby and worked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Lee
Muscogee
Wm. Haggard
Bland Wallace
Benjamin Kemp
Haggard
North Carolina
Uchee Creek
Buena Vista
Ellaville The Beautiful Healthful County Seat of Schley
Ellaville Georgia stands as a healthful and handsome county seat with a 400 strong population, a tale of Pondtown’s rise and fall, and a railroad driven revival. It boasts two churches, a thriving newspaper Enterprise, a fine school, and active merchants led by B. A. Strange and J. N. Mott. The town hosts a weekly Banding Club and a growing commerce of groceries, merchandise, and services. Civil war service began with the Schley Guards in 1861. The county government is led by T. J. Dozier as Ordinary and a full slate of officers. The region is praised for fertile land, enterprise, and welcoming settlers.
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Stev. C. D. Adams
J. N. Ca.wood
Ellaville
the Enterprise
C. D. Adams
E. H. Stevens
Lou Herndon
Hilaville
Jersey
Schley County
Schley Guards
Robt. Barton
Georgia
T. J. Dozier
J. N. Cheney
J. F. Woods
C. KR. Tondee
M. B. Dunn
J. M. Thornton
E. S. Baldwin
Jerry Dukes
Robert Patton
L. Peincoeks
R. H. Slappy
I. , Dixon
A. M. Caskey
Schley County’s Early History and People
Schley County formed by an 1857 act from Marion and Sumter. Early records note a petition to sell a negro boy for John Payne’s orphans, first marriage license to Jasper Stevens and Cordelia Hurt in 1858, population 5301 in 1880, taxable property 136,670 in 1886, and far higher value in 1858. The county spans 115,621 acres, with rich soil and industrious farmers Mrs. C L Peacock, a merchant, among local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schley County
Marion
Sumter
Marion and
Court of Ordinary
P. F. Henry
W. Payne
John Payne
Jasper H. Stevens
Cordelia Hurt
C. L Peacock
Express Scheduler Notes For South North Trains
Local schedule item notes express trains running south and west closing times. North and east trains close at 1 35 pm. Perishables only between trains 1 and 2. Wagon passes daily for call cards at 1221. Warren and Lott agency details included.
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Americus
America
Plains
Preston
Prm
Richland
Lumpkin
Lonvale
Louvals
Anurous
Gay
Porthelone
Florter Eeeeteaersecevenenes
Buena Vints
Bilaville
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. J. Crawford
T. W. Harvey
D. M. Hall
Jas. Dunham
Robert Conan
Narshal
J. C. Rigsby
Mesers
F. HU. Buchanan
D. M. Hall & Co
Ruehip & Co
D.m. Lowe
J. H. Moore
M. Hair & Son
Mra
A.C. Atkins
J. R. Minter & Co
J. T. Singleton
Clemens & McCall
J. J. Jones
Ers
Jas Dunham
Jenkins & Jackson
R. Hair
Williams & Son
Ian. Faris
Wm. McCrary
Anderson Taylor
F. H. Buchanan
J. H. Lowe
Gusco
Mss
C. R. Tondee
Thompson Brothers
New York
Judge Kendrick & Co
J. A. Fort
Maj. C. A. Huntington
St. Paul
Minn
Pondtown
Southwestern Railroad
Oglethorpe
Eufaula
Columbus
Henry Scarborough
Court House
Thomas Cottle
Scoville
Tezewell
Presentia
B. A. Strange
G. W. Chipley & Co
R. M. Murphy
Alex. Dudley
Soda
Dixon Broa
Peacock & Arrington
Geo, Davis
Will Phares
Dudley
Z. T. Angelin
Dr. C. H. Smith
Dixon & Williamson
Traie North
Macon
Albany
Montgomery
Warren
Lott
Huntington
Cobb
Flint Riv
West Bound
Flint Ry
Obnston
DeSoto
BASS
Bottsford
Providence
Hudson
Camar
Job Sinsea
Rouay
P.M
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