Mays, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Mays, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Mays
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Rush
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Center
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:39.7436°N -85.4289°W
Elevation Ft:1014
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46155
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-47826[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2830519

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

History

A post office has been in operation at Mays since 1883.[2] Mays was laid out and platted in 1884.[3]

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. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: Rush County . Jim Forte Postal History . 1 December 2015.
  3. Book: History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc.. 1888. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 668.