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Welcome to Mariba ...

Mariba is located in Menifee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mariba, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Mariba is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Mariba, you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Mariba: 606

Communities near Mariba ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mariba ...

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

Adding Mariba to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mariba post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mariba.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Menifee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mariba - 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/