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Welcome to Marye ...

Marye is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Marye, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Marye is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Marye: (540)

Communities Also Named Marye ...

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

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

Communities near Marye ...

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowling Green
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <3>
  • Mineral
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
    • Mineral is located in Louisa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <3>
  • Partlow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Snell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Thornburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Post Oak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
    • Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Lewiston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Spotsylvania Courthouse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Margo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
    • Margo is located in Spotsylvania 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 Marye. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marye.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marye ...

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

Adding Marye to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Marye post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marye.

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

The official website for Spotsylvania County: www.spotsylvania.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Spotsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marye - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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