Welcome to Maple Island ...

Maple Island is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Maple Island has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

A typical abbreviation for Maple Island: Maple Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Maple Island is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Maple Island: (651)

Communities Also Named Maple Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Maple Island: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Freeborn County.

Beyond Minnesota, there are 3 communities that are also named Maple Island - they are located in Michigan and Ontario.

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

Communities near Maple Island ...

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

• Saint Paul
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <4>
• Woodbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <4>
• Blaine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
• Maplewood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Maplewood is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maplewood <4>
• Roseville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
• Oakdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Oakdale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <4>
• Shoreview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreview
  • Shoreview is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreview <4>
• White Bear Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Lake
  • White Bear Lake is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bear Lake <4>
• New Brighton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
  • New Brighton is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <4>
• Lino Lakes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lino Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lino Lakes
  • Lino Lakes is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lino Lakes <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maple Island ...

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

Adding Maple Island to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Maple Island post office opened in 1885.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/