Welcome to Maxine ...
Maxine is located in Larue County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Maxine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Maxine is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Maxine lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: While Maxine is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Maxine: 270 & 364<3>
Communities Also Named Maxine ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Maxine - they are located in Alabama, Kansas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maxine.
Communities near Maxine ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Maxine.
- Elizabethtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
- Hodgenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgenville
- Hodgenville is located in Larue County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgenville <4>
- Munfordville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
- Munfordville is located in Hart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <4>
- New Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Nelson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
- Upton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Upton is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <4>
- Sonora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Sonora is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <4>
- Bonnieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnieville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnieville
- Bonnieville is located in Hart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnieville <4>
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Mount Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Nolin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Maxine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maxine.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Maxine. 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 Maxine.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Maxine. See our Newspapers Page for Maxine.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maxine ...
Looking for more information about Maxine? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Maxine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Maxine.
Adding Maxine to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Maxine 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 Maxine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Maxine post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Maxine.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maxine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Larue County: www.laruecounty.net
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Larue, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maxine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Maxine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Maxine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |