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Welcome to Mauriceville ...

Mauriceville is located on the Gulf Coast.

Mauriceville is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mauriceville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Mauriceville is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Mauriceville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Mauriceville: 409

The ZIP code for Mauriceville: 77626<3>

Communities Also Named Mauriceville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mauriceville - it's located in Quebec.

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

Communities near Mauriceville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mauriceville ...

Looking for more information about Mauriceville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mauriceville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mauriceville.

Adding Mauriceville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mauriceville 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 Mauriceville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mauriceville post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mauriceville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mauriceville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Mauriceville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mauriceville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/