Welcome to Maurice River ...

Maurice River is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maurice River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for Maurice River: Maurice Riv.

Maurice River is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Maurice River: 856

Communities near Maurice River ...

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

• Vineland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
• Millville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Millville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
• Bridgeton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
  • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
• North Wildwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wildwood
  • North Wildwood is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,739 people
• Sea Isle City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
  • Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
• Estell Manor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estell Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
  • Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
• Corbin City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
  • Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
• Delmont
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
  • Delmont is located in Cumberland County
• Dividing Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dividing Creek
  • Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
• Haleyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
  • Haleyville is located in Cumberland County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maurice River ...

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

Adding Maurice River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maurice River 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 Maurice River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Maurice River post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maurice River.