Maud, Ohio
Maud and its vicinity
Maud is an unincorporated community in central West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States,[1] located on Cincinnati–Dayton Road (also known as the Dixie Highway). Originally called Shoemaker, it was renamed for Richard Maud, the town's first postmaster and was formerly a stop on the Dayton Short Line, which became part of the Big Four Railroad.[2] An important road in West Chester and Liberty Townships is Maud-Hughes Road.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maud
- ↑ Bartlow, Bert Surene (1905). Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio. B. F. Bowen. p. 352.
Further reading
- Butler County Engineer's Office. Butler County Official Transportation Map, 2003. Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio: The Office, 2003.
- A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers. Cincinnati, Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1882.
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Coordinates: 39°21′19″N 84°23′25″W / 39.3553358°N 84.3902192°W
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