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Welcome to Maplecreek ...

Maplecreek is located in Chelan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maplecreek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Maplecreek is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Maplecreek lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Maplecreek ...

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

  • Chelan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Entiat
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Manson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chelan Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Granite Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
    • Granite Falls is located in Chelan County
  • Beebe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
    • Beebe is located in Douglas County
  • Ardenvoir
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Okanogan City ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okanogan City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanogan City
    • Okanogan City is located in Douglas County
  • Orondo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maplecreek ...

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

Adding Maplecreek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Maplecreek post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maplecreek.

Footnotes ...

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