Mapleton, Texas

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mapleton is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas.^[1] Mapleton is located on Texas State Highway 21 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Crockett. The community was founded around 1924 by T.J. Maples and his family. It was originally known as Stumpville due to the many tree stumps in the area; the Maples family changed the name to Mapleton in the 1950s. As of 2000, its population was 32.^[2]

References

↑ "Mapleton". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey.
↑ Long, Christopher. "Mapleton, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 13, 2012.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Houston County, Texas, United States

County seat: Crockett

Cities	Crockett Grapeland Kennard Latexo Lovelady

Unincorporated communities	Allen Chapel Arbor Grove Ash Augusta Austonio Belott Center Grove Center Hill Cooper Creek Cut Givens Hill Holly Hopewell Mapleton Mount Vernon Pennington Porter Springs Ratcliff Refuge San Pedro Sand Ridge Shady Grove Volga Weches Weldon Wooters

Ghost towns	Abe Antioch Broxson Coltharp Elkins Pearson's Chapel Pleasant Hill Prairie Point Shiloh Whitesville

Coordinates: 31°08′25″N 95°40′08″W / 31.14028°N 95.66889°W / 31.14028; -95.66889

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.