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Welcome to Marshall ...Marshall is located in Marshall County<1>. The location of Marshall has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Marshall, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. When the people of Marshall refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Marshallite<3> Marshall is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Marshall lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Marshall (for example, toward Taliaferro (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Telephone area codes for Marshall: (256) & (938)<5> Communities Also Named Marshall ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Marshall: This one is located in Marshall County and the other is located in Dallas County. Beyond Alabama, there are 39 communities that are also named Marshall - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky (3), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marshall. Communities near Marshall ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marshall.
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 Marshall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marshall. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marshall. 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 Marshall. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marshall. See our Newspapers Page for Marshall. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marshall ...Looking for more information about Marshall? 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 Marshall, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Marshall. Adding Marshall to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Marshall 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 Marshall was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Marshall. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marshall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/ The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/ Footnotes ...
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