Maximo, Ohio

1915 ad for Shetland pony breeder and dealer

1915 advertisement for East View Pony Farm

Maximo is an unincorporated community in northeastern 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 Canton–Massillon 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.

References

1. ↑ Zip Code Lookup

Municipalities and communities of Stark County, Ohio, United States County seat: Canton Cities Alliance‡ Canal Fulton Canton Louisville Massillon North Canton Villages Beach City Brewster East Canton East Sparta Hartville Hills and Dales Limaville Magnolia‡ Meyers Lake Minerva‡ Navarre Waynesburg Wilmot Townships Bethlehem Canton Jackson Lake Lawrence Lexington Marlboro Nimishillen Osnaburg Paris Perry Pike Plain Sandy Sugar Creek Tuscarawas Washington CDPs Greentown North Lawrence Perry Heights Richville Robertsville Uniontown Unincorporated communities Avondale Cairo Marchand Marlboro Maximo Middlebranch New Franklin North Industry Paris Waco Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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