Maple Springs, Minnesota

Maple Springs, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Amtrak's Empire Builder passes through Maple Springs in 2009
Maple Springs, Minnesota Maple Springs, Minnesota Location of the community of Maple Springs within Pepin Township, Wabasha County
Coordinates: 44°24′35″N 92°09′43″W / 44.40972°N 92.16194°WCoordinates: 44°24′35″N 92°09′43″W / 44.40972°N 92.16194°W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Wabasha County
Township	Pepin Township
Elevation	764 ft (233 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	55041
Area code(s)	651
GNIS feature ID	654818[1]

Maple Springs is an unincorporated community in Pepin Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States, along the Mississippi River and Lake Pepin. The Mississippi River and King Creek meet at Maple Springs.

The community is located between Lake City and Wabasha along U.S. Highway 61 at the intersection with 247th Avenue.

Nearby places include Lake City, Wabasha, Camp Lacupolis, and Reads Landing.

Maple Springs was originally named King's Cooley, after a coulee on the farm of a nearby settler named King. It had a station on the former Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad – the "Milwaukee Road".^[2]

Local businesses include a fishing resort along Lake Pepin.

References

1. "Maple Springs, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved May 9, 2009.