Maximo, Ohio

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1915 ad for Shetland pony breeder and dealer
1915 advertisement for East View Pony Farm


Maximo is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44650.[1] The community is part of the CantonMassillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Maximo's name is derived from the fact that it was a high point on the Pittsburgh-Fort Wayne rail line.

In 1915, Maximo was home to two pony farms.

Despite its small size and distance from Alliance, Maximo has a general store ("Maximo Kountry Korner"), a landscaping company, two churches (St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church at 12055 Easton Street NE, and Maximo Zion Church at 7047 Oakhill Ave NE), and a cemetery (St. Joseph Cemetery, across Oak Hill Avenue from St. Joseph Catholic Church); in addition to the post office.[citation needed]

References

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Coordinates: 40°52′35″N 81°10′19″W / 40.87639°N 81.17194°W / 40.87639; -81.17194


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