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Welcome to Maupin ...

Maupin is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maupin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Maupin is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Maupin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Maupin - they are located in Oregon and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Maupin ...

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

  • Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Union is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
  • Pacific
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pacific is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
    • Former name for Pacific:
    • Franklin
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <3>
  • De Soto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Clair
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Byrnes Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Olympian Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Parkway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkway is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Oak Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Oak Grove has also been known as:
    • Oak Grove Village
  • Lake Tekakwitha
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maupin ...

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

Adding Maupin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maupin 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 Maupin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Maupin post office opened in 1896. The Maupin post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maupin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maupin - 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>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/