Welcome to Maxie ...
Maxie is located in Forrest County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Maxie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Maxie is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Maxie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Maxie: 601 & 769<3>
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), Louisiana 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.
- Wiggins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Wiggins is located in Stone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <5>
- Purvis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
- Purvis is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <5>
- Lumberton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Lumberton is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <5>
- New Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
- New Augusta is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <5>
- McLaurin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Smith Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Wells Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- McHenry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Wingate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Beaumont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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 for Maxie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Maxie post office opened in 1900.
We also found Maxie on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Maxie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maxie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Forrest County: www.co.forrest.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Forrest, 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> | 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Maxie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Maxie area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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/ |