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Unincorporated community · Johnson County · Smartville post office by 1885; church 1890
About St. Mary
St. Mary is an unincorporated community in Johnson County on NE 41, about 5 miles east of Sterling and 6 miles northwest of Tecumseh. Its Church of St. Mary is a mission of St. Andrew in Tecumseh.
History
The settlement grew up on the Atchison & Nebraska Railroad as Smartville. In 1885 it had a post office, with Robert Smart as postmaster, and a three-story grain elevator, and in 1890 it had about 60 people. That year 20 Polish families founded the Catholic church of St. Mary, and the community took the church's name; St. Mary still had a post office in 1912. The church was restored in 2019 and is still in use.
Nearby towns
| Sterling | about 5 mi west-northwest | NE 41 |
| Tecumseh | about 6 mi southeast | NE 41 and NE 50 |
| Cook | about 9 mi northeast | NE 41 and NE 50 |
| Vesta | about 5 mi south-southwest | County roads |
| Burr | about 8 mi north | County roads |
Things to see
St. Mary Catholic Church, 61518 NE 41 · Holy Rosary (St. Mary's) Catholic Cemetery · Sterling, about 5 mi west
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St. Mary Businesses & Places
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Community & Faith (2)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery — Tecumseh — Cemeteries
- St. Mary Catholic Church (St. Mary) — Catholic Church