Mays is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
Mays, Indiana | |
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  Mays  Mays | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′37″N 85°25′44″W / 39.74361°N 85.42889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Rush |
| Township | Center |
| Elevation | 1,014 ft (309 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46155 |
| FIPS code | 18-47826[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830519[1] |
History edit
A post office has been in operation at Mays since 1883.[3] Mays was laid out and platted in 1884.[4]
Geography edit
Mays lies east of the town of Carthage, and west of the unincorporated community Raleigh.
Education edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mays, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 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.
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