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Welcome to Maytown ...

Maytown is located in Wise County<1>.

Maytown is 2,010 feet [613 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Maytown: 276

Communities Also Named Maytown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Maytown - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky (2), Pennsylvania (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Maytown ...

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

  • Big Stone Gap
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Norton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • Norton is located in Norton City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <3>
  • Wise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jenkins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Jenkins is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <3>
  • Appalachia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Clintwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pound
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Paul
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Nickelsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dungannon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
    • Dungannon is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 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 Maytown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maytown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maytown ...

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

Footnotes ...

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