| Comeby, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
| Ghost town | |
  Comeby, Mississippi Location within the state of Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 32°04′11″N90°00′35″W / 32.06972°N 90.00972°W Coordinates: 32°04′11″N90°00′35″W / 32.06972°N 90.00972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Rankin |
| Elevation | 400 ft (100 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 687023 [1] |
Comeby is a ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. [1]
A ghost town is an abandoned village, town, or city, usually one that contains substantial visible remains. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, prolonged droughts, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, pollution, or nuclear disasters. The term can sometimes refer to cities, towns, and neighbourhoods that are still populated, but significantly less so than in past years; for example, those affected by high levels of unemployment and dereliction.
Rankin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The western border of the county is formed by the Pearl River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 141,617, making it the fourth-most populous county in Mississippi. The county seat is Brandon. The county is named in honor of Christopher Rankin, a Mississippi Congressman who served from 1819 to 1826.
Comeby was a sawmill town, and was named for the favorite expression of the mill owner, John R. Webster: "come by to see me". [2]
Comeby had a post office from 1903 to 1918, [3] [4] and was a stop on the Illinois Central Railroad. [5]
The Illinois Central Railroad, sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois, with New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa (1870). There was a significant branch to Omaha, Nebraska (1899), west of Fort Dodge, Iowa, and another branch reaching Sioux Falls, South Dakota (1877), starting from Cherokee, Iowa. The Sioux Falls branch has been abandoned in its entirety.
