Welcome to Maysie ...
So far, we found very little information about Maysie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Maysie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Maysie, please Contact Us.
Maysie would have been located within present day Jeff Davis County<2>.
The location of Maysie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Maysie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Maysie is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Maysie was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Maysie still existed, it would have been in the (912) area code.
Communities near Maysie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Maysie.
- Baxley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxley
- Baxley is located in Appling County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxley <5>
- Hazlehurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
- Hazlehurst is located in Jeff Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazlehurst <5>
- Quinn ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Tallahassee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallahassee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
- Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
- Lumber City Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
- Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
- Lumber City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Lumber City is located in Telfair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <5>
- Phillipi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Uvalda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalda
- Uvalda is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uvalda <5>
- Toombs Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toombs Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
- Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Graham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Maysie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maysie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Maysie. 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 Maysie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Maysie. See our Newspapers Page for Maysie.
Adding Maysie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Maysie in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Maysie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Maysie post office opened in 1900.
We also found Maysie on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Maysie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 Maysie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Jeff Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maysie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |