Maple Island is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Freeborn County
Freeborn County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state, state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 30,895. Its county seat is Albert Lea, Minnesota, Albert Lea. Freeborn County compri ...
,
Minnesota
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, United States. It is located within
Newry Township and
Moscow Township.
The community is located east of
Hollandale along
State Highway 251 near Freeborn County Road 30. Other nearby places include
Corning,
Blooming Prairie,
Geneva
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, and
Clarks Grove.
The
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
The original Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called ''Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway'') was an American Class I railroad. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.
At ...
had a station at Maple Island.
References
Unincorporated communities in Minnesota
Unincorporated communities in Freeborn County, Minnesota
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