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Welcome to Maxton ...

Maxton is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Maxton is located in Chippewa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maxton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Maxton is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Maxton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Maxton: 906

Communities Also Named Maxton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Maxton - they are located in Arizona and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Maxton ...

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

  • Thessalon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bruce Mines
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • De Tour Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hilton Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnswood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnswood is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnswood
  • Milford Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tenby Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Carterton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Otter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Nestorville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maxton ...

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

Adding Maxton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Maxton post office opened in 1900. The Maxton post office closed in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maxton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maxton - 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/