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Welcome to Maynard ...

Maynard is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maynard, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Maynard is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Maynard: 219

Communities Also Named Maynard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Maynard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Maynard ...

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

  • Hammond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <3>
  • Orland Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Tinley Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
    • Tinley Park is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <3>
  • Oak Lawn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
    • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <3>
  • Portage
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Calumet City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Merrillville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Crown Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chicago Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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 Maynard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maynard.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Maynard. 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 Maynard.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maynard ...

Looking for more information about Maynard? 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 Maynard, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Maynard.

Adding Maynard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maynard 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 Maynard was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Maynard on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maynard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maynard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.