Marietta, Kansas

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Marietta, Kansas
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Marietta
Coordinates: 39°56′35″N96°36′31″W / 39.94306°N 96.60861°W / 39.94306; -96.60861 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Marshall
Named after Mrs. Marieta Mann
Elevation
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1,188 ft (362 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-44625
GNIS ID 472691 [1]

Marietta is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. [1]

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History

Marietta was named for Mrs. Marieta Mann. [2] Marietta had a post office from 1895 until 1959. [3]

Education

The community is served by Marysville USD 364 public school district.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Marietta, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. Foster, Emma Elizabeth Calderhead (1917). History of Marshall County, Kansas: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp.  177.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2014.

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