Maples is an unincorporated community in northeastern Texas County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately seven miles northeast of Licking on Missouri Route C.
History
A post office called Maples was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1967. J. J. Maples, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maples, Missouri
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 368.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
37°35′03″N 91°47′01″W / 37.58417°N 91.78361°W / 37.58417; -91.78361
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