Welcome to Marietta ...

Marietta is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marietta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Marietta is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Marietta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Marietta: (641)

Communities Also Named Marietta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Marietta - they are located in Alabama, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marietta.

Communities near Marietta ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marietta.

• Marshalltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
  • Marshalltown is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshalltown <3>
• Eldora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
  • Eldora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldora <3>
• State Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center
  • State Center is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Center <3>
• Baxter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Baxter is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
• Conrad
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
  • Conrad is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <3>
• Le Grand
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
  • Le Grand is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Grand <3>
• Gladbrook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladbrook
  • Gladbrook is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladbrook <3>
• Colo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
  • Colo is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colo <3>
• Melbourne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Melbourne is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbourne <3>
• Zearing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
  • Zearing is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zearing <3>

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 Marietta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marietta.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marietta. 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 Marietta.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marietta. See our Newspapers Page for Marietta.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marietta ...

Looking for more information about Marietta? 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 Marietta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Marietta.

Adding Marietta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marietta 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 Marietta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Marietta post office opened in 1852.

We also found Marietta in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marietta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marietta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marshall County: www.co.marshall.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/