Welcome to Maynard ...

Maynard is located in Allen County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maynard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Maynard is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Maynard is located in the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Maynard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Maynard: This one is located in Allen County and the other is located in Lawrence County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 17 communities that are also named Maynard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, 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.

• Glasgow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Lafayette
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Macon County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
• Scottsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
• Westmoreland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmoreland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
  • Westmoreland is located in Sumner County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmoreland <4>
• Gamaliel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamaliel
  • Gamaliel is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gamaliel <4>
• Fountain Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Run
  • Fountain Run is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Run <4>
• Austin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Barren County
• Cedar Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
• Holland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Allen County
• Lucas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Lucas is located in Barren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <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 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Maynard post office opened in 1898.

We also found Maynard on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maynard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/