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Welcome to Mapleville ...

Mapleville is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mapleville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Mapleville is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mapleville: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Mapleville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Mapleville: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Frederick County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 4 communities that are also named Mapleville - they are located in Nebraska, North Carolina and Rhode Island.

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

Communities near Mapleville ...

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

  • Frederick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Hagerstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
    • Former name for Hagerstown:
    • Hager's Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
  • Martinsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Waynesboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Thurmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brunswick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Walkersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Middletown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Greencastle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Smithsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mapleville ...

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

Adding Mapleville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mapleville post office opened in 1885. The Mapleville post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mapleville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mapleville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Mapleville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Mapleville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/