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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Maples, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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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 code46816
Area code260
GNIS feature ID2830307

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

History

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

Notable people

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.

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Municipalities and communities of Allen County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Fort Wayne
Cities
Map of Indiana highlighting Allen County
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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