Maybank, Mississippi

Maybank, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Maybank Baptist Church
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Coordinates: 31°24′28″N 89°22′11″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]

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

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 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.