Welcome to Maxwelton ...

Maxwelton is located in Greenbrier County<1>.

The location of Maxwelton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maxwelton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Maxwelton is 2,370 feet [722 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Maxwelton is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Maxwelton: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Maxwelton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Maxwelton - they are located in Georgia, Maryland and Washington.

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

Communities near Maxwelton ...

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

• Lewisburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• White Sulphur Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <5>
• Ronceverte
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
  • Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <5>
• Alderson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Rupert
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
• Falling Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
  • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
• Anthony
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in Greenbrier County
• Frankford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
  • Frankford is located in Greenbrier County
• Caldwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <5>
• Unus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unus
  • Unus is located in Greenbrier County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maxwelton ...

Looking for more information about Maxwelton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Maxwelton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Maxwelton.

Adding Maxwelton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maxwelton 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 for Maxwelton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Maxwelton post office opened in 1900.

We also found Maxwelton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maxwelton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maxwelton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/