Welcome to Maud ...

Maud is located in Wabash County<1>.

The location of Maud has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maud, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Maud is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Maud lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Maud (for example, toward Petersburg (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Maud: (618)

Communities Also Named Maud ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Maud - they are located in Alabama (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maud.

Communities near Maud ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Maud.

• Princeton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Gibson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Fort Branch
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
  • Fort Branch is located in Gibson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Branch <4>
• Albion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Grayville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
  • Grayville is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <4>
• Owensville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
  • Owensville is located in Gibson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <4>
• Poseyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseyville
  • Poseyville is located in Posey County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poseyville <4>
• West Salem
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  • West Salem is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
• Patoka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
  • Patoka is located in Gibson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
• New Harmony
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • New Harmony is located in Posey County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harmony <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Maud. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maud.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Maud. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maud.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Maud. See our Newspapers Page for Maud.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maud ...

Looking for more information about Maud? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Maud, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Maud.

Adding Maud to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maud in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Maud was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Maud post office opened in 1882.

We also found Maud in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maud.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maud. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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