Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Mapleton came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Mapleton in various books, articles, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Mapleton. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Mapleton, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Mapleton:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Iowa State Gazetteers
Written by: Hair, James T.
Published by Bailey & Hair
(Available from Amazon.com)

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Mapleton is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Mapleton in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Mapleton for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Mapleton. See our Misc Page for Mapleton for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mapleton: www.mapleton.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/