Maplewood is an unincorporated community in northern Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States.[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 45340.[2] It lies along State Route 65.

Location of Maplewood, Ohio
Location of Maplewood, Ohio

History

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A post office called Maplewood has been in operation since 1880.[3] Growth remained static until the railroad was extended to the site in 1892.[4] The Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad (now Genesee and Wyoming-owned Indiana and Ohio Railway) continues to run through this community.

References

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  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maplewood, Ohio
  2. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  4. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 82.
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40°22′32″N 84°01′27″W / 40.37556°N 84.02417°W / 40.37556; -84.02417