Maples, Indiana
Appearance
Maples, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 41°00′39″N 84°58′05″W / 41.01083°N 84.96806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Allen |
Township | Jefferson |
Elevation | 801 ft (244 m) |
Population | |
• Total | about 19,209 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46816 |
Area code | 260 |
GNIS feature ID | 2830307[1] |
Maples is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
[edit]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
[edit]- Lucy Fitch Perkins, author, was born in Maples.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maples, Indiana
- ^ "Maples".
- ^ "Allen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]Media related to Maples, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons