Welcome to Marshalltown ...

So far, we found very little information about Marshalltown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Marshalltown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Marshalltown, please Contact Us.

Marshalltown would have been located within present day Clay County<2>.

The location of Marshalltown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marshalltown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Marshalltown is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Marshalltown was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Marshalltown still existed, it would have been in the (605) area code.

Communities Also Named Marshalltown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Marshalltown - they are located in Iowa, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Marshalltown ...

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

• Vermillion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
  • Vermillion is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <5>
• Beresford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
  • Beresford is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Former name for Beresford:
  • Paris
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <5>
• Akron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Plymouth County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
• Centerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
• Viborg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viborg
  • Viborg is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viborg <5>
• Alcester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcester
  • Alcester is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcester <5>
• Irene
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Irene is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <5>
• Gayville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
  • Gayville is located in Yankton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gayville <5>
• Newcastle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
  • Newcastle is located in Dixon County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <5>
• Wakonda
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakonda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakonda
  • Wakonda is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakonda <5>

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

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

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

Adding Marshalltown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marshalltown in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Marshalltown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Marshalltown post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marshalltown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountysd.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/