Maxwell, Indiana

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Maxwell is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

History

Maxwell was laid out and platted in 1881,{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofhancock00rich_0 | title=History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions | publisher=Wm. Mitchell Printing Company | author=Richman, George J. | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofhancock00rich_0/page/585 585]}} and was named for a man who worked on building the railroad to the town.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/213 213]|quote=...Maxwell in honor of a man involved in building the railroad through here.}} The Maxwell post office was established in 1882.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Hancock | title=Hancock County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=17 September 2014}}

Education

Greenfield-Central Community School Corporation operates area schools, including Maxwell Intermediate School.{{cite web|url=https://mis.gcsc.k12.in.us/|title=Home|publisher=Maxwell Intermediate School|accessdate=2020-07-31}} The local high school is Greenfield-Central High School.

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Hancock County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana