Welcome to Maysville ...
So far, we found very little information about Maysville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Maysville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Maysville, please Contact Us.
Maysville would have been located within present day Chaffee County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Maysville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Maysville is 8,220 feet [2,505 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Maysville is about 1½ mile [or 2½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Maysville was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Maysville would have been located in the (719) area code.
Communities Also Named Maysville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Maysville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maysville.
Communities near Maysville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Maysville.
- Salida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
- Salida is located in Chaffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salida <4>
- Poncha Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poncha Springs
- Poncha Springs is located in Chaffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poncha Springs <4>
- Pitkin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitkin
- Pitkin is located in Gunnison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitkin <4>
- Bonanza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Bonanza is located in Saguache County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Monarch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Monarch is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monarch <4>
- Mears Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mears Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
- Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
- Belleview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Browns Canon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Canon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
- Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
- Hancock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Chaffee County
- Whitepine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine
- Whitepine is located in Gunnison County
- Whitepine has also been known as:
- White Pine
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 Maysville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maysville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Maysville. 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 Maysville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Maysville. See our Newspapers Page for Maysville.
Adding Maysville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Maysville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Maysville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Maysville post office opened in 1879.
We also found Maysville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Maysville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chaffee County: www.chaffeecounty.org/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.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 Maysville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Chaffee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maysville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |