Welcome to Marietta ...

Marietta is located in Fall River County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marietta, 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.

Marietta is 3,490 feet [1,064 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Marietta is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Marietta lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Marietta: (605)

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, Iowa, Kansas (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, 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.

• Edgemont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
  • Edgemont is located in Fall River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <4>
• Ivanhoe ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Ivanhoe is located in Custer County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 144 people
• Provo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
  • Provo is located in Fall River County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 32 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <4>
• Rocky Ford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
  • Rocky Ford is located in Fall River County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6 people
• Dewey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Dewey is located in Custer County
• Cascade Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Springs
  • Cascade Springs is located in Fall River County
• Hot Springs
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Hot Springs is located in Fall River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <4>
• Pringle
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
  • Pringle is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pringle <4>
• Ardmore ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
  • Ardmore is located in Fall River County
• Custer
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Custer is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <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 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 State of South Dakota: sd.gov/