Crosby, MS

Crosby is a town in Amite and Wilkinson counties, Mississippi, United States. The 2020 census counted 242 residents. Crosby is part of the McComb, Mississippi micropolitan statistical area. Crosby was originally named Dayton in 1884, as a tribute to landowner David Day, who provided a right-of-way for the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad. Crosby is served by two public school districts: Amite County and Wilkinson County. Both counties are in the district of Southwest Mississippi Community College. The through line in Crosby is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Crosby makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Crosby straddles the boundary between Amite County on the north and east and Wilkinson County on the west.