Maud in Bowie County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Maud United Methodist Church
Organized as a mission by the Rev. Thomas Jefferson Milam of Old Boston, on farm of Jesse M. Ball, Three Springs community, Aug. 10, 1874. Original meetinghouse was built immediately on Ball's property. Samuel D. Knapp (1841?- 1922), a charter member, founded Town of Maud, and was its first postmaster. He donated present site, and the building was moved here in 1880. The mission became a church in 1897. A tornado razed second building in 1914. Present sanctuary, fourth for the church, was erected in 1940 with funds given by Miss Jennie Tapp, and was enlarged in 1956.
Erected 1974 by Texas Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 33° 19.97′ N, 94° 20.551′ W. Marker is in Maud, Texas, in Bowie County. It is on Main Street near Fincher Drive, on the left. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 206 Main St, Maud TX 75567, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Epperson's Ferry (approx. 0.9 miles away); Redwater (approx. 5.6 miles away); Douglassville Cemetery (approx. 9½ miles away); Hooks (approx. 9.6 miles away); Douglassville Baptist Church (approx. 9.6 miles away); Methodist Episcopal Church of Douglassville (approx. 9.6 miles away); Cemetery for Old Harrison Chapel (approx. 9.6 miles away); New Boston (approx. 9.8 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.

