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Welcome to Maple Grove ...

Maple Grove is located in Jasper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maple Grove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1886.

A typical abbreviation for Maple Grove: Maple Grv.

Maple Grove is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Maple Grove: 417

Communities Also Named Maple Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 72 communities that are also named Maple Grove - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (6), Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (6), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (7), Ontario (7), Oregon, Pennsylvania (8), Quebec (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Utah, Virginia (4), Washington and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Maple Grove ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maple Grove ...

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

Adding Maple Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maple Grove 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 Grove was on a map titled William Bradley Map (1866).

We also found Maple Grove on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1888).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maple Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.