Welcome to Maples ...

So far, we found very little information about Maples. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Maples to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Maples, please Contact Us.

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Maples would have been located within present day Grainger County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maples, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Maples is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Maples was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Maples was located: 865

Communities Also Named Maples ...

While we believe that this Maples is located in Grainger County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named Maples. Those communities are located in the following counties: Anderson and Sumner County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 9 communities that are also named Maples - they are located in Indiana, Manitoba, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Ontario.

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

Communities near Maples ...

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

• Kodak
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <4>
• Cook Mill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
• Dyers Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
• Jefferson City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
• Oakland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oakland is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
• Kings Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Valley is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
• Smithwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithwood is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
• Dandridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dandridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dandridge <4>
• Beans
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Beans is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
• New Tazewell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • New Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tazewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tazewell <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 Maples. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maples.

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

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

Adding Maples to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maples 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 (so far) for Maples was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Maples post office opened in 1884. The Maples post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maples.