Mays, Indiana
Appearance
Mays, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 39°44′37″N 85°25′48″W / 39.74361°N 85.43000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Rush |
Township | Center |
Elevation | 1,010 ft (310 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46155 |
FIPS code | 18-47826[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 438765 |
Mays is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]
History
A post office has been in operation at Mays since 1883.[4] Mays was laid out and platted in 1884.[5]
Geography
Mays is located at 39°44′37″N 85°25′48″W / 39.74361°N 85.43000°W 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
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Mays, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 668.