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Welcome to Mariasville ...

Mariasville is located in Venango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mariasville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

Mariasville is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Mariasville ...

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

  • Oil City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Franklin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Sugarcreek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
  • Knox
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Knox is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <3>
  • Chicora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • East Brady
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rimersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Parker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mariasville ...

Looking for more information about Mariasville? 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 Mariasville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mariasville.

Adding Mariasville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mariasville post office opened in 1878. The Mariasville post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mariasville.

Footnotes ...

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