Profile for McComb, Mississippi, MS

McComb is near the Louisiana border

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 95. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 7.2 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Bo Diddley, musician
· Brandy, singer and actress

Local festivals include:

• Pike County Azalea Festival - March 19-31, 2007
• Festival of Flowers - March 15-16, 2007
• The Camellia City Festival - Nov. 2, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Percy Quin State Park

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near McComb

Cemeteries (81)

Colleges (1)

Communities (2)

Hotels (5)

Libraries (3)

Parks (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about McComb demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Pike County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 39648 ZIP code.

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• Pike County Chamber of Commerce
• McComb tourism

4% of McComb residents report German ancestry, and 5% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the McComb ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near McComb
• Cemeteries in Pike County
• Libraries in or near McComb

Post a query on a message board:

• Pike County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MS data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• McComb area parks

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• McComb area cemeteries
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Mississippi cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near McComb
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• Communities in Pike County

• McComb business guide
• Pike County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses

• Courts in Mississippi
• Local ordinances in Mississippi (Partial selection)

• Crime in Pike County
• Arrests in Pike County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Mississippi
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in McComb was $13,790, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Pike County economic census
• Pike County economic summary
• Pike County employment growth
• Pike County unemployment rate
• Mississippi economic data

14% of McComb residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near McComb
• Colleges in Mississippi
• Learning Disabilities Association in Mississippi
• Schools in or near McComb
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Mississippi high schools

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• Air pollution in Pike County
• Diesel soot in Pike County
• Land contamination in Pike County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Mississippi
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Pike County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Mississippi

McComb festival dates:

• Pike County Azalea Festival - March 19-31, 2007
• Festival of Flowers - March 15-16, 2007
• The Camellia City Festival - Nov. 2, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

McComb festival web sites:

• Iron Horse Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Mississippi county fairs
• Mississippi festivals (Mississippi tourism department)
• Send us festival info for McComb

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near McComb
• Geocaches in Mississippi

• McComb items now on sale

• Pike County government
• Mississippi state government
• Driver's licenses
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• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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• Health
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• Nonprofit resources
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• Travel

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• Local historical societies in Mississippi
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near McComb
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• Mississippi state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Pike County genealogy forum

Median rent in McComb, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $288.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $603.

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Libraries in McComb include Alpha Center Library, McComb Public Library, Progress Public Library ... View libraries

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• Census map of McComb area
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Newspapers in McComb include McComb Enterprise-Journal

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• Military bases in Mississippi
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• Chambers of commerce in Mississippi
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• Nonprofit guide for McComb
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Pike County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our McComb political report.

• Mississippi Democratic party
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• Mississippi elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near McComb
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• Chowhound message boards for MS

The average commute time for McComb workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 5 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in McComb between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.7 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly lower than the national norm.

Hotels in McComb include Comfort Inn Mccomb, Days Inn, Hawthorn McComb, National Inn, Super 8.

• McComb travel guide
• Airports near McComb
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• Hotels near McComb
• Mississippi tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• Mississippi coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Mississippi
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