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Do you know of Maxwell ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Maxwell. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Maxwell.

We found mention of Maxwell as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Maxwell ...

We found 32 communities that share the name Maxwell.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Maxwell.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 30 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Fayette County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Maxwell [Fayette County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Maxwell [Tuscaloosa County].
    • Arkansas
      • Pike County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Maxwell [Pike County].
    • California
      • Colusa County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Maxwell [Colusa County].
    • Georgia
      • Fannin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Maxwell [Fannin County].
      • Jasper County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Maxwell [Jasper County].
    • Illinois
      • Peoria County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Maxwell [Peoria County].
      • Sangamon County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Maxwell [Sangamon County].
    • Indiana
      • Hancock County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Maxwell [Hancock County].
      • Morgan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Maxwell [Morgan County].
    • Iowa
      • Story County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Maxwell [Story County].
    • Kentucky
      • Daviess County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Maxwell [Daviess County].
    • Michigan
      • Bay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Maxwell [Bay County].
    • Mississippi
      • Benton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Maxwell [Benton County].
    • Nebraska
      • Lincoln County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Maxwell [Lincoln County].
    • New Brunswick
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Maxwell.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Maxwell [Burlington County].
    • New Mexico
      • Colfax County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Maxwell [Colfax County].
    • New York
      • Livingston County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Maxwell [Livingston County].
    • North Carolina
      • Columbus County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Maxwell [Columbus County].
      • Henderson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Maxwell [Henderson County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Pontotoc County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Maxwell [Pontotoc County].
    • Ontario
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Maxwell.
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Maxwell [Linn County].
      • Umatilla County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Maxwell [Umatilla County].
    • Tennessee
      • Franklin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Maxwell [Franklin County].
      • Knox County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Maxwell [Knox County].
    • Texas
      • Caldwell County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Maxwell [Caldwell County].
      • Collin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Maxwell [Collin County].
    • Virginia
      • Tazewell County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Maxwell [Tazewell County].
    • West Virginia
      • Pleasants County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Maxwell [Pleasants County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Buffalo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Maxwell [Buffalo County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Maxwell ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Maxwell:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Maxwell - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in  Luzerne County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Luzerne County.

Abington 
Alberts CornersMaltby
Alden StationMaple Run
AldersonMeadow Run
AlumMill Creek
AshmoreMill Hollow
AuchinclossMoraine
 Morrison
Beach GroveMount Surprise
BeaumontMount Zion
BeauplandMountain Park
Beech Haven Ferry 
BelbendNewport
BennettNorth End
BergersNorth Wilkesbarre
Black RidgeNuangola
Blackman 
Blake'sOakleaf
BriarbrookOakwood Park
BuckalewOld Cranberry
ButzbachOld Forge
 Olivers Mills
CaliforniaOneida Junction
ChaunceyOrchard
Christopher 
CoalridgePeely
Council CrestPink Ash Junction
Council RidgePittston Ferry
CoxtonPittston Station
Cranberry RidgePittston Summit
CrestwoodPlains Junction
 Ply,mouth Ferry
DeringerPond Creek Junction
DorrancetonProspect Rock
Dorrancetown 
Duryea JunctionRaub's
 Retreat
EdwardsdaleReyburn
EmpireRhone
Enterprise SidingRock Cabin
Espy RunRoosevelt
  
Fades CreekSchooley
Fairview HillsSheldon
Fairview ParkSloyersville
Forest CastleSouth Wilkes-barre
 Stanton
Glen Summit SpringsStockton
 Sugar Loaf Station
HardenSugarloaf
HardpanSummit
HardpenSunshine
Harvey Junction 
Harwood JunctionTank
Harwood MinesTown Line
HazelbrookTrailwood
HazeltonTunnel
Hazle VillageTurnbach
HeidelbergTyler
Hicks Ferry 
Hollers HillUpper Lehigh Junction
Honey PotUpper Raubs
  
JeanesvilleVexit Junction
Jenkins Junction 
JenkinsWarsaw
 West Pittston Junction
Kingston - Forty FortWest Side
KunckleWestmoor
 Woodside - Drifton
Lattimer Mines 
Laurel GardensYates
Lee Mine 
LookoutZehner
Luzerne StationZion

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Maxwell could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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