Maples, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
41°00′39″N 84°58′05″W / 41.01083°N 84.96806°W / 41.01083; -84.96806CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyAllenTownshipJeffersonElevation801 ft (244 m)Population • Totalabout 19,209Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
46816
Area code260GNIS feature ID2830307[1]

Maples is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

A post office was established at Maples in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1921.[3] The community was named for Lewis S. Maples, a lumber baron.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maples, Indiana
  2. ^ "Maples".
  3. ^ "Allen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p. 644.

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