a town in the state of Kentucky, Mason county, North America, is situated on the S. bank of the Ohio, 60 miles above Cincinnati, and 73 miles N.E. of Frankfort. The town, which formerly went by the name of Limestone from a creek of that name, consists of a number of regular streets, crossing each other at right angles, and containing many well-built houses and shops. The principal buildings are,—a city hall, a jail, an hospital, 7 or 8 churches, 12 schools and seminaries, and 2 banks. Manufactures of iron, cotton, ropes, &c., are carried on here. Maysville is a place of considerable trade, especially in the agricultural produce of the north-eastern districts of the state, and it has an excellent harbour on the Ohio. Pop. (1853) 6500.