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Maple Springs
Unincorporated community
Amtrak's Empire Builder passes through Maple Springs in 2018
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Coordinates: 44°24′35″N 92°09′43″W / 44.40972°N 92.16194°W / 44.40972; -92.16194
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Wabasha County
Township	Pepin Township
Elevation	764 ft (233 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55041
Area code	651
GNIS feature ID	654818

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".

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Red Wing, 23 miles (37 km) to the northwest. Maple Springs remains a popular location for railroad photography, due to the sweeping curve nestled between the scenic high bluffs and wide expanse of Lake Pepin along the river.

Local businesses include a fishing resort along Lake Pepin.

References

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

v t e Municipalities and communities of Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Wabasha
Cities	Bellechester‡ Elgin Hammond Kellogg Lake City‡ Mazeppa Millville Minneiska‡ Plainview Wabasha Zumbro Falls
Townships	Chester Elgin Gillford Glasgow Greenfield Highland Hyde Park Lake Mazeppa Minneiska Mount Pleasant Oakwood Pepin Plainview Watopa West Albany Zumbro
Unincorporated communities	Bear Valley Camp Lacupolis Conception Dumfries Jarrett Maple Springs Oak Center Reads Landing South Troy Theilman Weaver West Albany West Newton
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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