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Welcome to Mapaville ...

Mapaville is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mapaville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1949.

Mapaville is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mapaville: 636

The ZIP code for Mapaville: 63065<3>

Communities near Mapaville ...

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

  • Arnold
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
  • Festus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Festus is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <4>
  • Eureka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
  • Waterloo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Waterloo is located in Monroe County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
  • Sunset Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
  • De Soto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pevely
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pevely is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <4>
  • Crystal City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Herculaneum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fenton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fenton is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <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 Mapaville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mapaville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mapaville ...

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

Adding Mapaville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mapaville post office opened in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mapaville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mapaville - 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 Mapaville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mapaville 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/