Maples, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
41°00′39″N 84°58′05″W / 41.01083°N 84.96806°W / 41.01083; -84.96806[1]
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46816
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
- ^ 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
- Media related to Maples, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons
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County seat: Fort Wayne
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