Map of Maynard town, Arkansas

Maynard is a town in Randolph County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 379 at the 2020 census.

Maynard is home to the Maynard Pioneer Museum and Park. A jail built in 1936 has a door made of wagon wheel rims. The last time it was used was in 1988, when it temporarily housed a man charged with public intoxication. The jail is beside Maynard Community Center.

Maynard town overview:
Name:	Maynard town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Arkansas
County:	Randolph County
Elevation:	433 ft (132 m)
Total Area:	1.17 sq mi (3.03 km²)
Land Area:	1.17 sq mi (3.03 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	379
Population Density:	323.65/sq mi (124.97/km²)
ZIP code:	72444
Area code:	870
FIPS code:	0544780
GNISfeature ID:	2406114

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History

Maynard was settled in the late 19th century. John Maynard, formerly a captain in the Confederate Army, spent some time in Texas before moving to Arkansas in 1872, where he opened a dry goods store, and farmed 900 acres, mostly cotton. Other families and businessmen joined him in the village they called New Prospect. When they applied for a post office in 1885 that name was rejected and the office was named ‘Maynard.’ The town incorporated as Maynard in 1895.

Abbott Institute — later known as Maynard Baptist Academy and Ouachita Baptist Academy — was a boarding school established in 1894. Abbott Institute joined a school network associated with a college now known as Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia.

In 1928, Maynard Baptist Academy was sold to the Maynard School District. Its facilities were then used by the public school. All that remains of the academy today is an arch built by Maynard Baptist Academy’s class of 1927, its last class. In 2008, Maynard School Alumni Association restored the arch on the school grounds as a memorial to the academy.