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Welcome to Marsena ...

Marsena is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Marsena is located in Searcy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marsena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1930.

Marsena is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Marsena: 870 & 327<3>

Communities near Marsena ...

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

  • Marshall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Leslie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Western Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Western Grove is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Everton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Saint Joe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pindall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pindall is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Gilbert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Watts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Watts is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
  • Witt's Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
  • Baker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Baker is located in Searcy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marsena ...

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

Adding Marsena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marsena 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 (so far) for Marsena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Marsena post office opened in 1930. The Marsena post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marsena.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Searcy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marsena - 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 Marsena area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Marsena area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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