Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: RU-70
Corporate Name: Laneville sawmill
Local Name:
Owner Name: Laneville sawmill
Location: Laneville, twelve miles southwest of Henderson
County: Rusk
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1946
End Year: 1946
Decades: 1940-1949
Period of Operation: 1946
Town: Laneville, southwest of Henderson
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: 170 in 1946
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Lumber
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: Unknown
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: Webb reported that Laneville, twelve miles southwest of Henderson in Rusk County, had a sawmill in 1946, along with several other mercantile establishments and population of 170. The “crossing of the narrow roads or lanes which gave the town its name.”
Research Date: MCJ 02-12-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson