Welcome to Maple Creek ...
So far, we found very little information about Maple Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Maple Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Maple Creek, please Contact Us.
Maple Creek would have been located within present day Carroll County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Maple Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
A typical abbreviation for Maple Creek: Maple Crk. (or less commonly used: Maple Ck. or Maple Cr.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Maple Creek is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Maple Creek was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Maple Creek was located: 731
Communities Also Named Maple Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Maple Creek - they are located in California, Georgia, Kentucky, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maple Creek.
Communities near Maple Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Maple Creek.
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Union Cross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
- Huntingdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
- Huntingdon is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <5>
- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
- Parsons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Parsons is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <5>
- New Johnsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
- New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <5>
- Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Bruceton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton
- Bruceton is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton <5>
- Hollow Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Rock
- Hollow Rock is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollow Rock <5>
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 Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maple Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Maple Creek. 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 Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Maple Creek.
Adding Maple Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Maple Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Maple Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Maple Creek post office opened in 1852.
We also found Maple Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Maple Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Maple Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maple Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |