Editing Maybee, Michigan (section)

==History==
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Maybee was established as early as 1873 in the southwest part of Exeter Township when the [[Canada Southern Railway]] built a railway line through the area.<ref name=HISTORY>{{cite web|last=Village of Maybee|url=http://maybeevillage.com/home/history/|title=Village of Maybee: History|date=2021|accessdate=May 5, 2021}}</ref> The line was soon transferred to the [[Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad]], which transported manufactured charcoal and other forest products from Maybee to [[Detroit]] in the northeast and [[Ohio]] to the south.<ref>{{cite web|last=Michiganrailroads.com|url=http://www.michiganrailroads.com/stations-locations/122-monroe-county-58/1486-maybee-mi|title=Station: Maybee, MI|date=2021|accessdate=May 1, 2021}}</ref> The community was named for early settler Abram Maybee. Along with Joseph Klotz, the two surveyed, platted, and bought and sold the land by 1875. The village grew to include a [[grain elevator]], [[gristmill]], mining quarry and sand pit, hotel, several churches and schools, and numerous small factories and stores. The growing population led to Maybee becoming incorporated as a village in 1899.<ref name=ROMIG/>

The Maybee Station no longer exists, but the railway line continues to run through the village. The line is currently operated by the [[Canadian National Railway]] but no longer contains a station at this point along its route.<ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Department of Transportation]]|url=https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/MI_Rail_Map_553909_7.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416062714/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/MI_Rail_Map_553909_7.pdf |archive-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=live|title=Michigan's Railroad System|date=2017|accessdate=May 3, 2021}}</ref>

Maybee received its first post office on February 24, 1874. This post office was discontinued on February 3, 1972.<ref>{{GNIS|2438841|Maybee Post Office (historical)}}</ref> Another post office was established on August 1, 1903, and this office remains in operation and is currently located at 7580 Mill Street.<ref>{{cite web|last=[[United States Postal Service]]|url=https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/first-rfd-michigan.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420233410/http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/first-rfd-michigan.pdf |archive-date=April 20, 2013 |url-status=live|title=Michigan: Dates That First Rural Routes Were Established at Post Offices, through 1904|date=April 2008|accessdate=May 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{GNIS|2796528|Maybee Post Office}}</ref>

The London–Maybee–Raisinville Volunteer Fire Department was formed in 1952 and serves the village and surrounding area. The station is located at 8755 Baldwin Road in the southwest corner of the village.<ref>{{GNIS|2620081|London–Maybee–Raisinville Volunteer Fire Department}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Village of Maybee|url=http://maybeevillage.com/fire-department/|title=Village of Maybee: Fire Department|date=2021|accessdate=May 4, 2021}}</ref>

The village of Maybee contains two active cemeteries along Raisin Street. The Northside Cemetery and Saint Joseph Cemetery are located within the village boundaries.<ref>{{GNIS|633657|North Side Cemetery}}</ref><ref>{{GNIS|636805|Saint Joseph Cemetery}}</ref> The North Side Cemetery contains graves dating back to 1876, while the Saint Joseph Cemetery has graves dating back to 1871.

The village boundaries remained the same from 1899 until 2013 when the village acquired {{convert|546|acres|sqkm|2}} of land belonging to the Stoneco Quarry just north of the village.<ref name=HISTORY/> The current village offices are located at 9043 Raisin Street, which is next to the Maybee Village Hall. The historic hall was first constructed in 1912 and housed the village government offices and fire station until 1977. The structure was listed as a [[Michigan State Historic Preservation Office|Michigan State Historic Site]] on March 15, 1988.<ref name=HIST/> The building has been used since March 2021 as a sheriff substation for the Monroe County Police Department.<ref>{{cite news |work = The Monroe News |url = https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/crime/2021/03/11/new-sheriff-substation-launched-maybee/6929438002/ |title = Sheriff sets up substation in Maybee |date = March 11, 2021 |access-date = May 6, 2021 }}</ref>