By the end of 1831, Mifflin, a fast growing village in the west part of the county between Jackson and Lexington, had a population of 138. Many farmers were wealthy slave owners. The town contained one horse-powered cotton gin, grist mill, blacksmith shop, wagon shop, harness shop, and two stores and saloons. Wagons carrying merchandise from Lexington to Jack­son usually stopped at a local inn. There were two churches, one a Primitive Baptist and the other a Missionary Baptist. Prominent early families were the Reids, Teagues, Hendrixes,Joneses, Butlers, Alexanders, and Browns.

Henderson County by G. Tillman Stewart