Maxwell is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

History

Maxwell was laid out and platted in 1881,[3] and was named for a man who worked on building the railroad to the town.[4] The Maxwell post office was established in 1882.[5]

Education

Greenfield-Central Community School Corporation operates area schools, including Maxwell Intermediate School.[6] The local high school is Greenfield-Central High School.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maxwell, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 585.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...Maxwell in honor of a man involved in building the railroad through here.
  5. ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "Home". Maxwell Intermediate School. Retrieved July 31, 2020.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell,_Indiana
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