The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town of Maplesville first began to grow in a location 3 miles (5 km) east of its present location, near Mulberry Creek.
Located roughly 62 miles (100 km) south-east of Tuscaloosa, it was in what was Bibb County at the time, as Baker/Chilton had not yet been created.
European settlers migrated to the area from Georgia and the Carolinas following the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814, after the Native Americans who had been living there were defeated.
The town was named after Stephen W. Maples, a merchant and the town's first postmaster, the post-office being at his store.
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Start Maplesville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Maplesville’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Maplesville, decade by decade
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.