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Maywood is a village in western Frontier County along Nebraska Highway 23, about six miles from Curtis. Its post office first opened under the name "Laird" on February 24, 1881, but was renamed just over five months later, on August 1, 1881, to Maywood -- honoring May Wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Israel Wood, the original owners of the townsite. Maywood maintains its own school district separate from its close neighbor Curtis. With a 2020 population of 262, the village has lost roughly half its population since its historical peak of 533 residents in 1920.
Maywood's quick rename from "Laird" to honor a settler's daughter gives the village one of the more personal, clearly documented name origins in Frontier County. It remains a small agricultural community today, distinct from but closely tied to neighboring Curtis.