Maples, Missouri Explained

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.[1]

History

A post office called Maples was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1967.[2] J. J. Maples, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54,
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 28 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071622/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_texas.html . June 24, 2016 . dead . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 28, 2016 .
  4. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1918 . 368.

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