Welcome to Marcus ...

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

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

Marcus would have been located within present day DeKalb County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marcus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Marcus is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Marcus (for example, toward Cave Spring (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

If Marcus still existed, it would have been in the (256) and (938)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Marcus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Marcus - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, South Dakota, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Marcus ...

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

• Gadsden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
  • Gadsden is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gadsden <6>
• Albertville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
  • Albertville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albertville <6>
• Boaz
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Boaz is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <6>
• Rainbow City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow City
  • Rainbow City is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow City <6>
• Attalla
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attalla
  • Attalla is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attalla <6>
• Glencoe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <6>
• Hokes Bluff
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
  • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <6>
• Centre
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Centre is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <6>
• Collinsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <6>
• Crossville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <6>

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

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

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

Adding Marcus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marcus 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 Marcus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Marcus post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marcus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcountyal.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/