Welcome to Mapleville ...

Mapleville is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Mapleville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Mapleville: (301) and (240)<4>

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Hagerstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Martinsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Waynesboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Thurmont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <5>
• Brunswick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Walkersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
• Middletown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Greencastle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <5>
• Smithsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsburg
  • Smithsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithsburg <5>

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 for Mapleville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mapleville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mapleville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/