Mays, Indiana

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
39°44′37″N 85°25′44″W / 39.74361°N 85.42889°W / 39.74361; -85.42889CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyRushTownshipCenterElevation1,014 ft (309 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
46155
FIPS code18-47826[2]GNIS feature ID2830519[1]

Mays is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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

Geography

Mays 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. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mays, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 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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