Welcome to Comeby ...
So far, we found very little information about Comeby. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Comeby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Comeby, please Contact Us.
Comeby would have been located within present day Rankin County<2>.
The location of Comeby has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Comeby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Comeby is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Comeby was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Comeby still existed, it would have been in the (601) and (769)<5> area codes.
Websites for Comeby ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.rankinchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Comeby, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Comeby ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Comeby.
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157,821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <6>
- Pearl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <6>
- Brandon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Brandon is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <6>
- Byram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
- Byram is located in Hinds County
- Estimated population in 2015: 11,509 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byram <6>
- Flowood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
- Flowood is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <6>
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,270 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <6>
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <6>
- Mendenhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall
- Mendenhall is located in Simpson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendenhall <6>
- Terry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Terry is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terry <6>
- D'Lo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Comeby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Comeby.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Comeby. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Comeby.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Comeby. See our Newspapers Page for Comeby.
Adding Comeby to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Comeby in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Comeby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Comeby post office opened in 1903.
We also found Comeby on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Comeby.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Comeby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Comeby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |