Mapleton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lane County, Oregon, United States.

[4] Mapleton was likely named by Julia Ann "Grandma" Bean for the abundance of Bigleaf Maple trees in the area.

[5] Pioneers of 1852, the Beans moved to the Mapleton area in 1886 and the town was named shortly thereafter.

[5] There was a post office called Seaton established north of the locality in 1885, and when it moved to the Mapleton area in 1889, Mrs. Bean became postmaster.

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