Maple River, Iowa

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Maple River, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Maple River, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°05′53″N94°56′07″W / 42.09806°N 94.93528°W / 42.09806; -94.93528
Country United States
State Iowa
County Carroll
Elevation
[1]
1,276 ft (389 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 712
GNIS feature ID458786 [1]

Maple River is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. [1]

History

A post office was established as Maple River Junction in 1877, and renamed Maple River in 1883; the post office remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1968. [2] [3] The community took its name from a nearby stream lined with soft maple trees. [4]

Maple River's population was 76 in 1902, [5] and 108 in 1925. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maple River, Iowa
  2. ↑ "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maple River Post Office (historical)
  4. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 98.
  5. ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  6. ↑ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
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