Maybank, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:	Maybank, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:	Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:	Maybank
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Forrest
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	174
Coordinates:	31.4078°N -89.3697°W
Area Code:	662
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	692052

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

History

Maybank is located on the former Gulf and Ship Island Railroad.^[1] The community was named for an early citizen.^[2]

The Greenwood Sawmill Company formerly operated a lumber mill in Maybank.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Howe . Tony . Maybank, Mississippi . Mississippi Rails . 20 October 2020.
2. Web site: History of Forrest County . 21 October 2020.
3. Book: Mississippi. Supreme Court. Thomas Alexander Marshall. William C. Smedes. Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of Mississippi .... 1918. E.W. Stephens Publishing Company. 266.