Maxie, Virginia

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Maxie, Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Maxie, Virginia
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Maxie, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°18′04″N82°10′27″W / 37.30111°N 82.17417°W / 37.30111; -82.17417 Coordinates: 37°18′04″N82°10′27″W / 37.30111°N 82.17417°W / 37.30111; -82.17417
Country United States
State Virginia
County Buchanan
Elevation
1,066 ft (325 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 276
GNIS feature ID1495912 [1]

Maxie is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

The Maxie post office was established in 1914. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maxie, Virginia
  2. "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2014.