Norfield in Lincoln County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Norfield
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 2, 2022
1. Norfield Marker
Named for Frederick Norwood and John S. Butterfield, founders of the Norwood-Butterfield Lumber Company, Norfield was incorporated in 1894. In 1900, Butterfield became sole owner of the company and Denkmann Lumber Co. operated the sawmill from 1915 until 1933. The Natchez, Columbia and Mobile R.R. hauled timber over 30 miles to the mill. By 1930, Norfield was the second-largest town in Lincoln County, with electricity, churches, stores, a school, theater, hotel, doctor's office, and golf course. The post office closed in 1952.
Erected 2021 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 31° 24.464′ N, 90° 28.025′ W. Marker is in Norfield, Mississippi, in Lincoln County. It is on U.S. 51 near Overpass Trail SE, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bogue Chitto MS 39629, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pioneer Homesite (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Pioneer Homesite (approx. 3.3 miles away); Home Site 1812 - 1855
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 2, 2022
2. Norfield Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 531 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
