Maybank is a small unincorporated community in northern Forrest County, Mississippi.
Maybank, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 31°24′28″N 89°22′11″W / 31.40778°N 89.36972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Forrest |
Elevation | 174 ft (53 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 662 |
GNIS feature ID | 692052[1] |
History
editMaybank 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
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maybank, Mississippi
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Maybank, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "History of Forrest County". Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ 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.