Maeser was first settled in 1878.   It became an incorporated municipality in 1935, but disincorporated on July 9, 1970.  The village is named after Karl Maeser, an educator.

Related:

• First Log House
• Francis ‘Frank’ and Eunice Smith House
• Fort Thornburgh (Historic Marker)
• Fort Thornburgh (D.U.P. Historic Marker)