Welcome to Marshallton ...

Marshallton is located in Northumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marshallton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Marshallton is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Marshallton: (570)

Communities Also Named Marshallton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Marshallton: This one is located in Northumberland County and the other is located in Chester County.

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

Communities near Marshallton ...

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

• Bloomsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
  • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <4>
• Pottsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <4>
• Sunbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
• Selinsgrove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Shenandoah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Danville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Minersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
  • Minersville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minersville <4>
• Frackville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frackville
  • Frackville is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frackville <4>
• Northumberland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <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 Marshallton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marshallton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marshallton ...

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

Adding Marshallton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marshallton 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 Marshallton was on a map titled Road Map for Pennsylvania (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marshallton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/

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