Maple River is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

[1] A post office was established as Maple River Junction in 1877, and renamed Maple River in 1883; the post office remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1968.

[2][3] The community took its name from a nearby stream lined with soft maple trees.

[4] Maple River's population was 76 in 1902,[5] and 108 in 1925.

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