Americus & Atlantic Railroad Byromville, Georgia. Incorporated in 1917, the A&A was an 11-mile line from Mata, on the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad a mile south of Byromville, to Methvins, in eastern Sumter County. The railroad provided freight service only. It was abandoned in 1926. The line was constructed as the Americus, Hawkinsville & Eastern Railway in 1915-16. It was primarily under the direction of J. S. Morton, general manager of the Georgia Lumber Company in Byromville. Maps: 1920 map (24K) 1923 map (108K) 1931 map (44K)   From: Official Guide of the Railways, April 1918. From: Louis Napoleon Geldert, Facts about Georgia; a state rich in resources and opulent in opportunities. Pub. under the auspices of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta, Ga., Foote & Davies Co., 1916. Online at HathiTrust Digital Library here.         RailGa.com. Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. © Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home