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Maples, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°00′39″N 84°58′05″W / 41.01083°N 84.96806°W / 41.01083; -84.96806
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Maples, Indiana
Maples is located in Indiana
Maples
Maples
Maples is located in the United States
Maples
Maples
Coordinates: 41°00′39″N 84°58′05″W / 41.01083°N 84.96806°W / 41.01083; -84.96806
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyAllen
TownshipJefferson
Elevation801 ft (244 m)
Population
 • Totalabout 19,209
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46816
Area code260
GNIS feature ID2830307[1]

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

History

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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

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References

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  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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