Maybank, Mississippi

Maybank is a small unincorporated community in northern Forrest County, Mississippi.

Maybank, Mississippi
Maybank
Maybank
Coordinates: 31°24′28″N 89°22′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyForrest
Elevation
174 ft (53 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID692052[1]

History

Maybank is located on the former Gulf and Ship Island Railroad.[2] The community was named for an early citizen.[3]

The Greenwood Sawmill Company formerly operated a lumber mill in Maybank.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maybank, Mississippi
  2. Howe, Tony. "Maybank, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. "History of Forrest County". Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. Mississippi. Supreme Court; Thomas Alexander Marshall; William C. Smedes (1918). Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of Mississippi ... E.W. Stephens Publishing Company. p. 266.
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