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Welcome to Mauck ...

Mauck is located in Page County<1>.


The location of Mauck has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Mauck, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Mauck is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mauck lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Mauck: (540)

Communities near Mauck ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mauck.

  • Luray
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Broadway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Elkton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
  • Timberville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Shenandoah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
    • Shenandoah is located in Page County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
  • New Market
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Jackson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
    • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <4>
  • Stanley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Page County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
  • Edinburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Stanardsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
    • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mauck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mauck.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mauck. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mauck.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mauck. See our Newspapers Page for Mauck.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mauck ...

Looking for more information about Mauck? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mauck, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mauck.

Adding Mauck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mauck in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mauck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mauck post office opened in 1892.

We also found Mauck on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mauck.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mauck. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Page County: www.co.page.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Page, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mauck - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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