Mapleton Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Mapleton is a city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,710 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Lucas Troendle House is a historic house in Mapleton, Minnesota, United States. The house, also known as Solie's Castle, was built in 1896 in Queen Anne style. Lucas Troendle (b. 1830) was an early merchant and landowner in Mapleton who became a leading figure in the community. It became the Holt Hotel after Troendle died in 1917. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 for its local significance in the themes of architecture and commerce. It was nominated for exemplifying the prosperity attained by many who invested in land and commercial enterprises in the region's rail towns of the late 19th century.The three-story brick home, with eight bedrooms and more than 5,000 square feet of living space, was sold at auction in August 2022.

Maple River Senior High School is a high school in Mapleton, Minnesota, United States. The school's mascot is an eagle and the school is a member of the Minnesota State High School League.

The Mapleton Public Library is the public library serving Mapleton, Minnesota, United States. It was built as a Carnegie library in 1910. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 for its local significance in the theme of social history. It was nominated for representating the civic push for public libraries in Minnesota, abetted by philanthropic grants from steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.

KJLY (104.5 FM) is a radio station located in Blue Earth, Minnesota. The station airs a Christian-based religious format. KJLY also uses a number of low-powered translators throughout the southern Minnesota and northern Iowa regions, in towns such as Mankato, New Ulm, Austin, Sleepy Eye, Owatonna and St. Peter in Minnesota and Mason City, Iowa,

Beauford Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 442 as of the 2000 census.

Beauford is an unincorporated community in Beauford Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States.

Decoria Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,104 as of the 2010 census.

The Cobb River (also known as the Big Cobb River) and its tributary the Little Cobb River are small rivers in southern Minnesota in the United States. The Cobb River is a 78.6-mile-long (126.5 km) tributary of the Le Sueur River. Via the Le Sueur, Blue Earth and Minnesota rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.

Rapidan Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,101 as of the 2010 census.

The Maple River is an 80.3-mile-long (129.2 km) tributary of the Le Sueur River in southern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Le Sueur, Blue Earth and Minnesota rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The river received its name from the groves of maple trees lining its banks.

Rapidan is an unincorporated community in Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States.