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Welcome to Muren ...

Muren is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Muren, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Muren is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Muren is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Muren: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Muren ...

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

  • Jasper
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Princeton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Huntingburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Fort Branch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakland City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Petersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Petersburg is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
  • Lynnville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Winslow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Patoka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Patoka is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
  • Elberfeld
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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 Muren. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Muren.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Muren. 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 Muren.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Muren ...

Looking for more information about Muren? 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 Muren, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Muren.

Adding Muren to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Muren 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 (so far) for Muren was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Muren post office opened in 1905. The Muren post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Muren.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Muren - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Muren area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Muren area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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