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Welcome to Maple Creek ...

Maple Creek is located in Humboldt County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Maple Creek, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Maple Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for Maple Creek: Maple Crk. (or less commonly used: Maple Ck. or Maple Cr.)

Maple Creek is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Maple Creek lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Maple Creek is located in the (707) area code.

Communities Also Named Maple Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Maple Creek - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Maple Creek ...

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

  • Eureka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Humboldt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
  • Arcata
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcata
    • Arcata is located in Humboldt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcata <4>
  • Fortuna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kneeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Janes Place
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Place
    • Janes Place is located in Humboldt County
  • Korbel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Star Junction ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Junction
    • Lone Star Junction is located in Humboldt County
  • Freshwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater
    • Freshwater is located in Humboldt County
  • The Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Springs
    • The Springs is located in Humboldt County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maple Creek ...

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

Adding Maple Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maple Creek 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 Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Maple Creek post office opened in 1886.

We also found Maple Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Humboldt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maple Creek - 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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