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Maysville, also known as Mayville, is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
within the city of Huntsville, AL in eastern
Madison County, Alabama Madison County is a County (United States), county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census, the population was 388,153, and according to a 2023 population estimate the ...
, United States. Maysville borders Ryland to the West, and is close to the Town of Gurley to the East


Demographics

Maysville appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census with a population of 218. This was the only time it appeared on the census rolls.


History

Maysville was probably named for the May family, who were early settlers of the area. The area was once cotton and corn fields, but with the high-tech boom created by
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, and the
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, the area has transformed into a grouping of subdivisions such as Cooper Estates and Maysville Estates. A post office operated under the name Maysville from 1850 to 1955.


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Unincorporated communities in Alabama Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Alabama Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area 1850 establishments in Alabama {{MadisonCountyAL-geo-stub