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Welcome to Maribel ...

Maribel is located in Pamlico County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maribel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Maribel is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Maribel: 252

Communities Also Named Maribel ...

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

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

Communities near Maribel ...

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

  • New Bern
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bayboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oriental
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Alliance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grantsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Arapahoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Aurora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgeton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Minnesott Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Stonewall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maribel ...

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

Adding Maribel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maribel 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 Maribel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Maribel post office opened in 1883. The Maribel post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maribel.

Footnotes ...

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