Welcome to Marsden ...
Marsden is located in Bradley County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Marsden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Marsden is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Marsden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Marsden: 870 & 327<3>
Communities Also Named Marsden ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Marsden - they are located in Oklahoma, Saskatchewan and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marsden.
Communities near Marsden ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marsden.
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hermitage is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <5>
- Huttig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Strong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Strong is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong <5>
- Calion
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Harrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Felsenthal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felsenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Felsenthal is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Banks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Sturgis ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Ingalls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Moro Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Marsden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marsden.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marsden. 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 Marsden.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marsden. See our Newspapers Page for Marsden.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marsden ...
Looking for more information about Marsden? 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 Marsden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Marsden.
Adding Marsden to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Marsden 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 Marsden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Marsden post office opened in 1890.
We also found Marsden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Marsden.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marsden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Bradley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marsden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Marsden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Marsden area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |