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Welcome to Maple Hill ...

Maple Hill is located in Oswego County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Maple Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

Maple Hill is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Maple Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Maple Hill is located in the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Maple Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Maple Hill: This one is located in Oswego County and the other is located in Ulster County.

Beyond New York, there are 22 communities that are also named Maple Hill - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee (2), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Maple Hill ...

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

  • Pulaski
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Camden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
  • Central Square
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
    • Central Square is located in Oswego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <4>
  • Mexico
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Sylvan Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Beach
    • Sylvan Beach is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Beach <4>
  • Sandy Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Oswego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
  • Lacona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Parish
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Altmar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altmar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
    • Altmar is located in Oswego County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altmar <4>

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 Maple Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maple Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Maple Hill. 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 Maple Hill.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maple Hill ...

Looking for more information about Maple Hill? 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 Maple Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Maple Hill.

Adding Maple Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maple Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Maple Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Maple Hill post office opened in 1864.

We also found Maple Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maple Hill.

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

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oswego, 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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maple Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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