Mays, Indiana

Mays
Unincorporated community
Mays
Mays
Coordinates: 39°44′37″N 85°25′48″W / 39.74361°N 85.43000°W / 39.74361; -85.43000Coordinates: 39°44′37″N 85°25′48″W / 39.74361°N 85.43000°W / 39.74361; -85.43000
Country United States
State Indiana
County Rush
Township Center
Elevation 1,010 ft (310 m)
Time zone EDT
ZIP code 46155
FIPS code 18-47826[1]
GNIS feature ID 438765[2]

Mays is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Rush County, Indiana.

History

A post office has been in operation at Mays since 1883.[3] Mays was laid out and platted in 1884.[4]

Geography

Mays is located at 39°44′37″N 85°25′48″W / 39.74361°N 85.43000°W / 39.74361; -85.43000 in Rush County, Indiana. It lies east of the town of Carthage, and west of the unincorporated community Raleigh.

Education

Mays is served by Mays Community Academy for grades K-6, and they move to Benjamin Rush Middle School in Rushville for grades 7-8, and then Rushville Consolidated High School in grades 9-12.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Mays, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. ↑ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 668.


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