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Welcome to Maple ...

Maple is primarily located in Brown County<1>. A portion of Maple extends into Clermont County.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Maple, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

Maple is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Maple ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Maple - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Maple ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Amelia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amelia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
    • Amelia is located in Clermont County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amelia <3>
  • Georgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <3>
  • Mount Orab
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Orab have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orab
    • Mount Orab is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Orab <3>
  • Bethel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Clermont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <3>
  • New Richmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
    • New Richmond is located in Clermont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richmond <3>
  • Williamsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Clermont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>
  • Batavia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ripley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Augusta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Augusta is located in Bracken County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maple ...

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

Adding Maple to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Maple post office opened in 1848.

We also found Maple in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maple.

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maple - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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