Abandoned Record
About Maple Falls
Maple Falls is a census-designated place (CDP) in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The population was 291 at the 2020 census.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Maple Falls, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Maple Falls is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Maple Falls
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1919 Van Zandt sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1951 Van Zandt sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Victoria sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Maple Falls sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1975 Bellingham sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Maple Falls
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Washington index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Maple Falls": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Maple Falls, Washington": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q1507045.
- USGS GNIS 1522693.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).