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Welcome to Marnel ...

Marnel is located in Pueblo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marnel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

Marnel is 5,260 feet [1,603 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Marnel is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Marnel lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Marnel: 719

Communities near Marnel ...

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

  • Pueblo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pueblo is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,751 people
    • Former names for Pueblo:
    • Bessemer
    • Central Pueblo
    • South Pueblo
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pueblo <3>
  • Rye
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Rye is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <3>
  • Lombard Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lombard Village is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard Village
  • Salt Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Salt Creek is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
  • Colorado City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Colorado City is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
  • Greenhorn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenhorn is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
  • Vineland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vineland is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Apache City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Apache City is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache City
  • Lascar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lascar is located in Huerfano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lascar
  • Beulah Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Beulah Valley is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Valley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marnel ...

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

Adding Marnel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marnel 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 Marnel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Marnel post office opened in 1917. The Marnel post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marnel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Pueblo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marnel - 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.
<4>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/