Welcome to Maryus ...

Maryus is located in Gloucester County<1>.

The location of Maryus has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maryus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Maryus is near sea level<3>.

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

Maryus lies within the (804) area code.

Communities near Maryus ...

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

• Newport News
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
  • Newport News is located in Newport News City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <4>
• Hampton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Williamsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Poquoson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
  • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <4>
• Crab
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
  • Crab is located in Gloucester County
• Gloucester Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Point
  • Gloucester Point is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloucester Point <4>
• Ordinary
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordinary
  • Ordinary is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ordinary <4>
• Yorktown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Yorktown is located in York County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <4>
• Dare
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
  • Dare is located in York County
• Susan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
  • Susan is located in Mathews 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 Maryus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maryus.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maryus ...

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

Adding Maryus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Maryus post office opened in 1895.

We also found Maryus on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maryus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gloucester County: www.co.gloucester.va.us/

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