W. D. Smith
W. D. Smith was listed in a railroad directory as having a sawmill at Pinehill, Rusk County, in 1884. According to Webb, Pinehill, settled before the Civil War, was first known as Rake Pocket. It is located in eastern Rusk County except for a little time near the end of the 1800s when it was located in Panola County. In 1890, a Buck Smith at Pine Hill, according to the East Texas Genealogical Society, was recorded on the 1890 tax abstract for Panola County.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
RU
Owner Name
W. D. Smith (“Buck” Smith)
Location
Pine Hill or Pinehill, also earlier as Rake Pocket
County
Rusk
Years in Operation:
7
Start Year:
1884
End Year:
1890
Decades:
1880-1889,1890-1899
Period of Operation:
1884 to 1890
Town:
Pine Hill or Pinehill
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2