Maplewood Place to Maplewood Trace.

A fellow history buff asked recently about the history of the name of a street. The question was about Maplewood Trace and how it related to nearby Maplewood Lane and Maplewood Place. The answer is found in several maps from different eras.

An 1871 map of Davidson County shows the continuous path, lined in blue, of Maplewood Lane from Gallatin Road to Dickerson Road. There were zigs and zags because the road followed property lines, rather than cross private property. (below)

Map of Davidson County. Wilbur Foster. 1871

The route has changed a little but is still easily traced on a later map of Davidson County, ca. 1930. There seems to be an extra zig among the zags. (below)

Map of Davidson County. Rural Delivery Routes. Ca 1930. TSLA

On a recent Google map the old path of Maplewood Lane can be found highlighted in blue, though parts of the original road are now gone or carry a different name. Walton Lane is also highlighted. Part of Walton Lane was originally Brierville Road. Walton Lane no longer exists in the footprint of Briley Parkway. (below)

Google Maps. 2018.

Presently Maplewood Trace runs from Dickerson Road back to Maplewood High School which is located on Walton Lane. Maplewood Lane, a few blocks away starts at Saunders Avenue and continues west to an end at Ellington Parkway. Maplewood Place intersects the west side of Gallatin Road near the old Litton High School and ends at the CSX railroad property. On the following map Maplewood Trace (blue), Lane (red) and Place (green) are highlighted along the route each covers today. Walton Lane (brown), another old road in the area is also highlighted on the map. (below)

Google Maps. 2018.