Welcome to Maud ...

Maud is located in Cherokee 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 1888.

Maud is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Maud lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Maud: (864)

Websites for Maud ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokeechamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Maud, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Maud ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Maud: This one is located in Cherokee County and the other is located in Spartanburg County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 20 communities that are also named Maud - they are located in Alabama (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, 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.

• Spartanburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
  • Spartanburg is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartanburg <4>
• Shelby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
• Gaffney
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
  • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <4>
• Forest City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Rutherford County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <4>
• Boiling Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <4>
• Spindale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
  • Spindale is located in Rutherford County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <4>
• Rutherfordton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherfordton
  • Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherfordton <4>
• Pacolet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
  • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
• Cowpens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
  • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <4>
• Blacksburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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 1888.

We also found Maud on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

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.

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/