Welcome to Maple Creek ...

Maple Creek is located in Humboldt County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Maple Creek: 707 & 369<3>

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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eureka
  • From Maple Creek to Eureka
• 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arcata
  • From Maple Creek to Arcata
• Fortuna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
  • Fortuna is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortuna <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fortuna
  • From Maple Creek to Fortuna
• Blue Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lake
  • Blue Lake is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Lake <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blue Lake
  • From Maple Creek to Blue Lake
• Kneeland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
  • Kneeland is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kneeland <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kneeland
  • From Maple Creek to Kneeland
• 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Janes Place
  • From Maple Creek to Janes Place
• Korbel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korbel
  • Korbel is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Korbel <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Korbel
  • From Maple Creek to Korbel
• 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lone Star Junction
  • From Maple Creek to Lone Star Junction
• Freshwater
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater
  • Freshwater is located in Humboldt County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Freshwater
  • From Maple Creek to Freshwater
• 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to The Springs
  • From Maple Creek to The Springs

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>

X2X - 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/