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Welcome to Maybrook ...

Maybrook is located in Giles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maybrook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Maybrook is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Maybrook: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Maybrook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Maybrook - they are located in New York, Ontario and Utah.

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

Communities near Maybrook ...

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

  • Blacksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Christiansburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Radford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Pearisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dublin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Narrows
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pembroke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rich Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Peterstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Union
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maybrook ...

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

Adding Maybrook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maybrook 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 Maybrook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Maybrook post office opened in 1881. The Maybrook post office closed in 1945.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maybrook.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Giles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maybrook - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Maybrook area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Maybrook area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/