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Welcome to Maxville ...

Maxville is located in Granite County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maxville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Maxville is 4,830 feet [1,472 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Maxville is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Maxville lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Maxville: 406

Communities Also Named Maxville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Maxville - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Missouri (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Maxville ...

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

  • Philipsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Drummond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Granite ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Granite is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • New Chicago
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • New Chicago is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chicago
  • Jens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jens is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jens
  • Wall City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Wall City is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall City
  • Goldcreek ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bearmouth ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bearmouth is located in Granite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearmouth
  • Southern Cross ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Southern Cross is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cross

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maxville ...

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

Adding Maxville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maxville 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 Maxville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Maxville post office opened in 1912. The Maxville post office closed in 1979.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maxville.

Footnotes ...

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