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Welcome to Maplewood ...

Maplewood is located in Jefferson County<1>.


The location of Maplewood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


When the people of Maplewood refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Maplewoodian<3>

Maplewood is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Maplewood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Maplewood: (205) & (659)<5>

Communities Also Named Maplewood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Maplewood: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Madison County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 51 communities that are also named Maplewood - they are located in British Columbia, Delaware (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey, New York (4), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maplewood.

Communities near Maplewood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Maplewood.

  • Birmingham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hoover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <6>
  • Vestavia Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <6>
  • Pelham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Pelham is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <6>
  • Trussville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Brook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
    • Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <6>
  • Center Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pell City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Gardendale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Maplewood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maplewood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Maplewood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maplewood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Maplewood. See our Newspapers Page for Maplewood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maplewood ...

Looking for more information about Maplewood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Maplewood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Maplewood.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maplewood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Maplewood refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Maplewood may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maplewood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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