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Welcome to Maple Valley ...

Maple Valley is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maple Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Maple Valley: Maple Vly. (or less commonly used: Maple Vally. or Maple Vlly.)

Maple Valley is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Maple Valley: 765

Communities Also Named Maple Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Maple Valley - they are located in Michigan (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Maple Valley ...

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

  • Anderson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Castle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Warsaw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
  • McCordsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCordsville
    • McCordsville is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,750 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCordsville <3>
  • Rushville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Pendleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fortville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ingalls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Ingalls is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingalls <3>
  • New Palestine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
    • New Palestine is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Palestine <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maple Valley ...

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

Adding Maple Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Maple Valley post office opened in 1878.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maple Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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