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Welcome to Maple City ...

Maple City is located in Cowley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maple City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Maple City is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Maple City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Maple City: 620

The ZIP code for Maple City: 67102<3>

Communities Also Named Maple City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Maple City - they are located in Michigan and Utah.

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

Communities near Maple City ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maple City ...

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

Adding Maple City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maple City 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 (so far) for Maple City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Maple City post office opened in 1872. The Maple City post office closed in 1988.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Cowley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maple City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Maple City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Maple City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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