Maples, Indiana

Maples, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°00′39″N 84°58′05″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Allen
Township	Jefferson
Elevation [1]	801 ft (244 m)
Population [2]
• 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

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

• Lucy Fitch Perkins, author, was born in Maples.

References

1. 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.

External links

• Media related to Maples, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons