# Mapleton, New York

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**Mapleton** is a [hamlet](/source/Hamlet_(New_York)) in the town of [Pendleton](/source/Pendleton,_New_York) in [Niagara County](/source/Niagara_County,_New_York), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), United States.[1]

Mapleton first appeared on maps in 1860 as Mapletown, but the name had been in use since at least the 1840s. A post office operated between 1850 and 1862 and again from 1889 until 1901, when [Rural Free Delivery](/source/Rural_Free_Delivery) put it out of business. The Mapleton Presbyterian Church opened in 1847. That year, the [Buffalo & Lockport Railroad](/source/Buffalo_%26_Lockport_Railroad) was completed and a train station was established in Mapleton, and the community's nucleus shifted to the station. A fire nearly destroyed the hamlet on May 28, 1925, when Burt N. Thompson's barn became engulfed in flames.[2]

The [HBO](/source/HBO) series [*The Leftovers*](/source/The_Leftovers_(TV_series)) takes place in a town called Mapleton, New York, though it is filmed in [Westchester County](/source/Westchester_County,_New_York) and is described as a suburb of [New York City](/source/New_York_City).[3]

## References

1. Linnabery, Ann (May 25, 2019). ["NIAGARA DISCOVERIES: Mapleton, the hamlet"](https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/niagara-discoveries-mapleton-the-hamlet/article_5547e8af-31e6-5c96-95bc-9bcc605e1ddb.html). *[Lockport Journal](/source/Lockport_Journal)*. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

1. Grubbs, Jefferson (August 24, 2014). ["Where Is 'The Leftovers' Town Mapleton, NY? It's Not Exactly Real, But The Filming Locations Sure Are"](https://www.bustle.com/articles/36742-where-is-the-leftovers-town-mapleton-ny-its-not-exactly-real-but-the-filming-locations-sure). *Bustle.com*. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

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