Welcome to Mapleton ...

Mapleton is located in Waukesha County<1>.

The location of Mapleton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mapleton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Mapleton is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mapleton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Mapleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Mapleton - they are located in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick (2), New Hampshire, New York (3), North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mapleton ...

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

• Waukesha
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
  • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
• Brookfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
  • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
• Menomonee Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
  • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
• Watertown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
• Germantown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
• Oconomowoc
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconomowoc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
  • Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
• Hartford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
• Pewaukee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pewaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
  • Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
• Richfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
  • Richfield is located in Washington County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
• Sussex
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
  • Sussex is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people

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

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

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

Adding Mapleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mapleton 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 Mapleton was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Mapleton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mapleton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/