Maximo, Ohio

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Maximo is an unincorporated community in northwestern Washington Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States.{{GNIS|1061486}} It has a post office with the ZIP code 44650.[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=44650 Zip Code Lookup] 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.{{cite book|last=Lehman|first=John H.|title=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 |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433081844692;view=1up;seq=116|year=1916|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|page=78}} 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Stark | title=Stark County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=21 January 2016}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Stark County, Ohio

Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio