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Welcome to Marble ...

Marble is located in Stevens County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Marble, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Marble is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Marble lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Marble is located in the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Marble ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Marble - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Nevada (2), North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Marble ...

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

  • Trail
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Rossland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Warfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
  • Kettle Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Northport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marcus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
    • Marcus is located in Stevens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Evans
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Paterson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Barstow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
    • Barstow is located in Ferry County
  • Spirit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit
    • Spirit is located in Stevens County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marble ...

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

Adding Marble to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marble 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 Marble was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Marble post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marble.

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

The official website for Stevens County: www.co.stevens.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Stevens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marble - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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