Maxville, Spencer County, Indiana

Maxville
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°0′0.2″N86°48′48.0″W / 38.000056°N 86.813333°W / 38.000056; -86.813333
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Spencer
Township	Huff
Elevation [1]	397 ft (121 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	47531
Area code	812
GNIS feature ID	438749

Maxville is an unincorporated community in Huff Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. ^[2]

History

Maxville was laid out in 1841. ^[3] The community probably derives its name from the founder, James McDaniel. ^[4]

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References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
2. "Maxville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 9, 2016.
3. History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p.  368.
4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  213. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. probably named for James McDaniel, proprietor.