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Welcome to Maxie ...

Maxie is located in Acadia Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maxie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Maxie is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Maxie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Maxie: 337

Communities Also Named Maxie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Maxie - they are located in Kentucky (2), Mississippi and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maxie.

Communities near Maxie ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Maxie.

  • Crowley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jennings
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <3>
  • Eunice
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <3>
  • Scott
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <3>
  • Rayne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Church Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Basile
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <3>
  • Duson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <3>
  • Iota
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
  • Estherwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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 Maxie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maxie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Maxie. 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 Maxie.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Maxie. See our Newspapers Page for Maxie.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maxie ...

Looking for more information about Maxie? 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 Maxie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Maxie.

Adding Maxie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maxie 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 (so far) for Maxie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Maxie post office opened in 1908. The Maxie post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maxie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Acadia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maxie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/