Mapleton, Texas

Mapleton is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas.[1] As of 2000, its population was 32, according to the Handbook of Texas.

Mapleton, Texas
Unincorporated community
Mapleton is located in Texas
Mapleton
Mapleton
Mapleton is located in the United States
Mapleton
Mapleton
Coordinates: 31°08′25″N 95°40′08″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHouston
Elevation
200 ft (60 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code936
GNIS feature ID1380138[1]

History

Around 1924, T. J. Maples and his family founded Mapleton. Because there were so many tree stumps left over after the Maples family cleared the area, the community was once called Stumpville. Stumpville had a chapel, a few shops, and a lot of dwellings by the middle of the 1930s. The Maples built a sign identifying the town as Mapleton in 1950. Early in the 1990s, Mapleton was a dispersed rural community with a few shops. 32 people were recorded as living there in 2000.[2]

The small town was damaged by an EF2 tornado on March 21, 2022.[3]

Geography

Mapleton is located on Texas State Highway 21, 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Crockett in southwestern Houston County.[2]

Education

Mapleton is served by the Lovelady Independent School District.

References
  1. "Mapleton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Mapleton, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
  3. "Texas Event Report: EF2 Tornado". National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
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