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Welcome to Marlboro ...

Marlboro is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marlboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Marlboro is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Marlboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Marlboro - they are located in Alberta, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey (3), New York (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia (3).

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

Websites for Marlboro ...

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Communities near Marlboro ...

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

  • Long Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Anaheim
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Ana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Irvine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntington Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Corona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <3>
  • Pomona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <3>
  • Fullerton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Costa Mesa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marlboro ...

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

Adding Marlboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marlboro 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 Marlboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Marlboro in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marlboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marlboro - 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.