Welcome to Marble ...
So far, we found very little information about Marble. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Marble to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Marble, please Contact Us.
Marble would have been located within present day Colquitt County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Marble, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Marble is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Marble was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Marble was located: 229
Communities Also Named Marble ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Marble - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Nevada (2), North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marble.
Communities near Marble ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marble.
- Moultrie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultrie
- Moultrie is located in Colquitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moultrie <4>
- Hansell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Greenough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Omega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Omega is located in Tift County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omega <4>
- Meigs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meigs
- Meigs is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meigs <4>
- Norman Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
- Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <4>
- Doerun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doerun
- Doerun is located in Colquitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doerun <4>
- Pavo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavo
- Pavo is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pavo <4>
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Colquitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
- Coolidge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
- Coolidge is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolidge <4>
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 Marble. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marble.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marble. 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 Marble.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marble. See our Newspapers Page for Marble.
Adding Marble to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Marble in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Marble was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Marble post office opened in 1899.
We also found Marble on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Marble.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Marble, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Colquitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marble - 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/ |