Welcome to Maurer ...

Maurer is located in Middlesex County<1>.

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

Maurer is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Maurer ...

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

• New York
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Newark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Elizabeth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Bayonne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• New Brunswick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Hoboken
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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  • Hoboken is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
• Plainfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Linden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maurer ...

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

Adding Maurer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maurer 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 Maurer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

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

We also found Maurer in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maurer.