Welcome to Marena ...

Marena is located in Payne County<1>.

The location of Marena has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Marena is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Marena ...

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

• Stillwater
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Stillwater is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <4>
• Guthrie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Guthrie is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <4>
• Perry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Perkins
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Perkins is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkins <4>
• Langston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
  • Langston is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langston <4>
• Morrison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <4>
• Glencoe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
• Tryon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <4>
• Ripley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Coyle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyle
  • Coyle is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyle <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marena ...

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

Adding Marena to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Marena post office opened in 1892.

We also found Marena in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Payne County: www.paynecounty.org/

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/