Mays, Indiana

Mays is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

Mays, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Mays
Mays
Coordinates: 39°44′37″N 85°25′48″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRush
TownshipCenter
Elevation1,010 ft (310 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46155
FIPS code18-47826[2]
GNIS feature ID438765

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 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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Mays, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  4. "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  5. 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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