Welcome to Marron ...

Marron is located in Clearfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marron, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Marron is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Marron lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Marron is located in the (814) area code.

Communities near Marron ...

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

• DuBois
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
  • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <4>
• Clearfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <4>
• Punxsutawney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <4>
• Northern Cambria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Barnesboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Curwensville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <4>
• Spangler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
• Patton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <4>
• Hastings
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <4>
• Sykesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <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 Marron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marron.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marron ...

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

Adding Marron to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Marron post office opened in 1856.

We also found Marron in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marron.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/