Maynard, Ohio facts for kids
Maynard is a small community in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It's located in the western part of Colerain Township, right along Wheeling Creek.
Even though it's a small place, Maynard has its own post office with the ZIP code 43937. It's also considered part of the larger Wheeling area, which includes parts of West Virginia. Students in Maynard go to schools in the St. Clairsville-Richland City School District. The community is also close to Wheeling Township and a nearby community called Blainesville.
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Why Maynard Got Its Name
Maynard was named after a very important person named Horace Maynard. He was the United States Postmaster General, which means he was in charge of all the post offices in the country. He worked for President Rutherford B. Hayes.
The community applied for its post office in 1880, and that's when they chose to honor Horace Maynard. Years before, when he was a Representative from Tennessee, Maynard had visited St. Clairsville, the county seat. He was there to support President Andrew Johnson and his ideas.
From Henderson's Station to Maynard
Before it became Maynard, the train stop in this area was called Henderson's Station. It was named after the Henderson family. The community might have kept the name Henderson, but another place in Belmont County already had a post office named Henderson.
Another name, Stockdale, was suggested for the community. However, when news came out that Horace Maynard was joining President Hayes's team, the current name, Maynard, was chosen instead.
Maynard's Early History
The Maynard area first started to grow as Henderson's Station. This was a stop on the Cleveland, Tuscarawas Valley & Wheeling Railway. This railway line was later bought by the Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling Railway in 1875. People often still called it the Tuscarawas Valley (T.V.) line.
Maynard grew a lot because of the coal mines that opened there. Mining began around the time the post office was set up and continued through the 1920s. Selah Chamberlain, who was a railroad boss and owned coal mines, bought land in Maynard. In 1883, he built 77 houses for his workers on a hill above Maynard. This area was called New Pittsburgh. By 1916, records show that St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Maynard had 1,588 adult members and 259 children. This shows how many people lived in the growing community.
Notable Person from Maynard
- Robert H. Allison, who became an Illinois state legislator and a lawyer.
