Maximo, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Location of Maximo, Ohio
Location of Maximo, Ohio
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Maximo is an unincorporated community in northwestern Washington Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States.[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 44650.[2] The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Maximo was originally called Strasburg, and under the latter name was platted in 1842.[3] Maximo's name is derived from the fact that it was a high point on the Pittsburgh-Fort Wayne rail line. A post office called Maximo has been in operation since 1853.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maximo, Ohio
  2. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  3. ^ Lehman, John H. (1916). A Standard History of Stark County, Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Civic and Social Development. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 78.
  4. ^ "Stark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
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40°52′35″N 81°10′19″W / 40.87639°N 81.17194°W / 40.87639; -81.17194


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