Welcome to Maud ...

Maud is located in Tunica County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maud, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Maud is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Maud: 662

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), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, 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.

• Helena - West Helena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
  • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
• West Helena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Helena
  • West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Helena <4>
• Helena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
• Jonestown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Jonestown is located in Coahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <4>
• Friars Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
  • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
• Crenshaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
  • Crenshaw is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crenshaw <4>
• Tunica
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Tunica is located in Tunica County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <4>
• Sledge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
  • Sledge is located in Quitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
• Coahoma
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma
  • Coahoma is located in Coahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coahoma <4>
• Lula
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Lula is located in Coahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <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>

X2X - From that list, the Maud post office opened in 1899.

We also found Maud on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (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 Tunica County: www.tunicacounty.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/