Paul M. Jones Lumber Co. Inc.
About Paul M. Jones Lumber Co. Inc.
Paul M. Jones Lumber Co. Inc. runs a sawmill and logging operation out of Snow Hill, Maryland. It has been in business since 1918, growing from a small mule logging team into what it now calls a "state-of-the-art sawmill." The mill works mainly in southern yellow pine, including loblolly, longleaf, slash, and shortleaf pine, turning logs into piling, boards, timbers, sawdust, chips, and mulch. It calls itself "Southern Yellow Pine Specialists" and sources its trees from within a 90-mile radius of Snow Hill, so it draws wood from across the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It holds a Maryland State License (#269) and serves Worcester County. Nothing here spells out a set minimum acreage for a landowner's tract, so if you have a smaller woodlot it's worth a phone call to ask whether your pine stand fits what they're sourcing. This is a long-running, pine-focused sawmill and logging outfit, a good fit for a landowner near Snow Hill with a stand of loblolly or other southern yellow pine who wants to talk to a mill that has been cutting and processing that species in the region for a long time. From pauljoneslumber.com, read 8 October 2026.
Can they handle a timber sale?
Selling standing timber properly takes three things. Here's what the state register credits this firm with.
Timber AppraisalAn estimate of what your standing timber is worth in dollars, based on how much there is, its quality, and current prices. When you are selling, settling an estate, dividing property, or need a value for taxes or insurance.What does this mean? → — not listed
works out what your standing timber is worth
Timber Cruise & Volume EstimateA field measurement of your standing trees — their species, sizes, and quality — that adds up to how much wood you actually have. Before you sell, so you go in knowing roughly what is out there rather than taking a buyer's word for it.What does this mean? → — not listed
measures and grades what's actually out there
Timber Sale & Contract AdministrationRunning the sale for you: advertising the timber, taking bids, writing the contract, and overseeing the logging so the agreed terms are met. When you want someone on your side handling the whole sale rather than dealing with buyers and loggers yourself.What does this mean? → — not listed
runs the sale and handles the contract
This firm isn't credited with all three, which doesn't make it a worse forester — plenty specialise in management planning, wildlife or wetlands. It does mean that if your goal is to sell timber, you'd likely need someone else for the part that's missing.
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