Maud, Ohio

Maud and its vicinity

Maud is an unincorporated community in central West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States,[1] located on CincinnatiDayton 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

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maud
  2. Bartlow, Bert Surene (1905). Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio. B. F. Bowen. p. 352.

Coordinates: 39°21′19″N 84°23′25″W / 39.3553358°N 84.3902192°W / 39.3553358; -84.3902192


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