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

Maybank, Mississippi
Maybank Baptist Church
Maybank Baptist Church
Maybank is located in Mississippi
Maybank
Maybank
Maybank is located in the United States
Maybank
Maybank
Coordinates: 31°24′28″N 89°22′11″W / 31.40778°N 89.36972°W / 31.40778; -89.36972
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyForrest
Elevation
174 ft (53 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID692052[1]

History

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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

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maybank, Mississippi
  2. ^ Howe, Tony. "Maybank, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "History of Forrest County". Retrieved October 21, 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.