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History · Mapleville

Mapleville’s post office opened in 1885

Most of Mapleville was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1947. Below: maps from 1912 on.

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How Mapleville began

When was Mapleville founded?

1885

The Mapleville post office opened in 1885, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 243141 years
Founding year: the first Mapleville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Mapleville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Mapleville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19125 editions of the USGS map, 1912 to 1985. Watch Mapleville change.Old housesHalf of Mapleville’s homes were built before 1947.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mapleville’s history is told.

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On the map

Mapleville on the map, 1912 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Mapleville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Mapleville on the 1912 USGS mapMapleville on the 1944 USGS mapMapleville on the 1953 USGS mapMapleville on the 1971 USGS mapMapleville on the 1985 USGS map1912Hagerstown sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Mapleville.

The story so far

Mapleville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Mapleville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Mapleville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in eastern Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 243 as of the 2020 census. It is officially a part of the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area. Mapleville lies along MD Route 66, known locally as the Mapleville Road, north of Boonsboro and just south of the community of San Mar. Route 66 links the towns of Boonsboro and Smithsburg, and provides local residents with access to nearby U.S. Route 40 and Interstate 70, making the main road along which the community is settled well-traveled. Short Hill, a lesser arm of the Blue Ridge's South Mountain, lies directly to the east of Mapleville; Greenbrier State P…

Its first post office opened in 1885. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 238 to 243 (+2%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Mapleville, 1885 to 1957

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1885Post officeThe Mapleville post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1912On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1957Post officeThe Mapleville post office closes
By decade

Mapleville, decade by decade

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MD 66 nb, Mapleville, July 20252025MD 66 nb, Mapleville, July 2025MD 66 nb entering Mapleville, July 20252025MD 66 nb entering Mapleville, July 2025Mapleville MD12018Mapleville MD1
Famous people

Famous people close to Mapleville

Nobody well known was born in Mapleville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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LA KnightAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1982
Dennis ScottAmerican basketball player · b. 1968
Aaron BrooksAmerican wrestler · b. 2000
Louis E. McComasAmerican politician · b. 1846
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Euge GrooveAmerican musical artist · b. 1962
Charlie KellerAmerican baseball player and coach · b. 1916
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Mapleville had its own post office from 1885 to 1957.

Mapleville
1885–1957
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Mount Pleasant

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Mapleville’s history

What year was Mapleville founded?

The Mapleville post office opened in 1885, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.