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Welcome to Markton ...

Markton is located in Etowah County<1>.



Google driving directions from your current location to Markton (Patience, this may take a moment).

We aren't confident of the location of Markton, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Markton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Markton is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Markton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

Communities Also Named Markton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Markton - they are located in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Markton ...

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

  • Gadsden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Anniston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacksonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
  • Rainbow City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Attalla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Glencoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Hokes Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Weaver
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
  • Ashville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
    • Ashville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <4>
  • Ragland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Markton ...

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

Adding Markton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Markton 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 Markton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Markton post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Markton.

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

The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Markton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>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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