Welcome to Maurice ...

Maurice is located in Lawrence County<1>.

Maurice is 4,490 feet [1,369 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Maurice is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Maurice lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Maurice: 605

Communities Also Named Maurice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Maurice - they are located in Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana and New Jersey.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maurice.

Communities near Maurice ...

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

• Spearfish
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
  • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <4>
• Sturgis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sturgis
  • From Maurice to Sturgis
• Belle Fourche
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Fourche have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Fourche
  • Belle Fourche is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Fourche <4>
• Lead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
  • Lead is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lead
  • From Maurice to Lead
• North Spearfish
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spearfish
  • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
• Deadwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Deadwood is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Deadwood
  • From Maurice to Deadwood
• Gregory ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Gregory is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
• Whitewood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewood
  • Whitewood is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewood <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Whitewood
  • From Maurice to Whitewood
• Trojan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
  • Trojan is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Trojan
  • From Maurice to Trojan
• Tinton ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinton
  • Tinton is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 477 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tinton
  • From Maurice to Tinton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maurice ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lawrence County: www.lawrence.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/