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Welcome to Maysville ...

So far, we found very little information about Maysville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Maysville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Maysville, please Contact Us.


Maysville would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.

Maysville was founded in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Maysville is 6,810 feet [2,076 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Maysville is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Maysville was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Maysville was located: 775

Communities Also Named Maysville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Maysville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Maysville ...

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

  • Lander ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lander is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
  • Tenabo ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tenabo is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenabo
  • Crescent Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Battle Mountain
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Argenta ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Argenta is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
  • Jenkins ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jenkins is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Kampos ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Kampos is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampos
  • Cortez ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cortez is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
  • Dewitt Mill ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dewitt Mill is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Mill
  • Beowawe
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Maysville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maysville.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Maysville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lander, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maysville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.