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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Maplewood (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Maplewood. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Maplewood ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Another variation: Maple Wood.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Maplewood. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maplewood.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Maplewood is located in Pierce County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pierce County: King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Lewis, Mason, Thurston & Yakima.

Below are the counties that are near Maplewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maplewood:

  • Pierce County     (The home county of Maplewood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
    • Wauna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Wauna is also located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauna
    • Gig Harbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rosedale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosedale is also located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Artondale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Artondale is also located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
    • Ruston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Ruston is also located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
    • Dash Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Dash Point is also located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dash Point
    • Cromwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Cromwell is also located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Vaughn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Vaughn is also located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
    • Fircrest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fox Island
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Tacoma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tacoma is also located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <1>
    • University Place
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Northeast Tacoma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Northeast Tacoma is also located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Tacoma
  • Jefferson County
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
    • Magnolia Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Magnolia Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
    • Vashon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tahlequah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tahlequah is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah
    • Vashon Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Vashon Heights is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashon Heights
    • Des Moines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Normandy Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • North Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • North Hill is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hill
    • Zenith
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Zenith is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
    • Burien
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Seahurst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Seahurst is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seahurst
    • Redondo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Redondo is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redondo
    • Woodmont Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Woodmont Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont Beach
    • Buenna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Buenna is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
    • Olalla
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Burley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bethel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Colby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • South Colby is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Colby
    • Southworth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Southworth is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
    • Colby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Colby is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Colchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Colchester is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
    • East Port Orchard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • East Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Port Orchard
    • Parkwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Parkwood is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
    • South Park Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Manchester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Port Orchard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Retsil
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Retsil is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retsil
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
    • Allyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Belfair
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Grapeview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Tahuya
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bayshore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayshore is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
    • Union ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Union was located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Lilliwaup
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hoodsport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Potlatch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Shelton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Skokomish
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Skokomish is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokomish
  • Snohomish County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
    • Woodway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Woodway is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Esperance
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Esperance is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
    • Edmonds
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Brier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brier is located in Snohomish County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brier <1>
    • Mountlake Terrace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
    • Puget
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Puget is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
    • Tanglewilde
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tanglewilde is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewilde
    • Nisqually Indian Community
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lacey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lacey is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <1>
    • Olympia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellys Korner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Kellys Korner is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Korner
    • North Yelm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • North Yelm is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yelm

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maplewood, see our County-by-County Page for Maplewood.

Cemeteries Near Maplewood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maplewood.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Maplewood - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maplewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.

  • Gig Harbor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gig Harbor Cemetery
    • The Gig Harbor Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Gig Harbor.
    • The Gig Harbor Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cresent Valley Cemetery
  • Fraola Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Haven of Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven of Rest Cemetery
    • Former name for Haven of Rest Cemetery:
    • Perkins Cemetery
  • Minter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Minter Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Wauna.
    • The Minter Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Elgin Cemetery
  • Rosedale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Artondale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Penbrock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Episcopal Church Of The Holy Spirit Memory Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sedgwick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cromwell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell Cemetery
    • The Cromwell Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hales Passage Cemetery
    • Hales Passage Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259125 <3>
  • Veterans Home Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Lane Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • K P Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Vaughn Bay Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Bay Cemetery
      • The Vaughn Bay Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bayview Cemetery
      • Niemann Family Cemetery
    • Fox Island Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Maplewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maplewood.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.

  • Olalla
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Purdy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Purdy is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
  • Gig Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Chautauqua
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Chautauqua is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
  • Vashon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Minter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Minter is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
  • Rosedale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosedale is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Artondale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Artondale is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
  • Maury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Maury is located in King County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
  • Wollochet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wollochet is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
  • Colby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Colby is located in Kitsap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
  • Vaughn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vaughn is also located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Des Moines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fox Island
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Tacoma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tacoma is also located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maplewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maplewood.

Newspapers Published in Maplewood ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maplewood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maplewood, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maplewood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Maplewood:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maplewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>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 Maplewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.