MARIAVILLE

NAME: Mariaville COUNTY: Rock ROADS: 2WD GRID: 3 CLIMATE: hot and dry in summer, cold and snow in winter BEST TIME TO VISIT: May through October

COMMENTS: Completely abandoned and on private property. 9 miles north of highway 20 on highway 387 at Newport Nebr. 3 miles West and 1 mile north REMAINS: one building an old outhouse and some foundations

Mariaville post office and general store was established in 1882 With Thomas Peacock as the first postmaster. Mariaville school was founded in 1887. The school closed in 1969. Thomas Peacock and his wife Harriet setteled in the aria in 1877 Submitted by: Donald Kirstine

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