Mariba, Kentucky

Mariba, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Mariba is located in Kentucky
Mariba
Mariba
Mariba is located in the United States
Mariba
Mariba
Coordinates: 37°54′58″N 83°34′43″W / 37.91611°N 83.57861°W / 37.91611; -83.57861
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMenifee
Elevation
1,175 ft (358 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID513788

Mariba is an unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 460 and Kentucky Route 77, southeast of the city of Frenchburg, the county seat of Menifee County.[1] Its elevation is 1,175 feet (358 m).[2] The community is part of the Mount Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The name "Mariba" is taken from Mariba Osborne Taylor.[3]

  1. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mariba, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert (1988). Kentucky Place Names. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. p. 188. ISBN 0-8131-0179-4.