Welcome to Marlow ...

Marlow is located in Effingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marlow, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Marlow is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Marlow lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Marlow: 912 & 565<3>

Communities Also Named Marlow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Marlow: This one is located in Effingham County and the other is located in Hall County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 12 communities that are also named Marlow - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

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

Websites for Marlow ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.effinghamcounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Marlow, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Marlow ...

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

• Statesborough
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
  • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
• Pooler
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pooler is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <4>
• Rincon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rincon is located in Effingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <4>
• Port Wentworth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Wentworth is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Wentworth <4>
• Port Wentworth Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
  • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
• Garden City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden City is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Garden City
  • From Marlow to Garden City
• Hardeeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hardeeville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardeeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardeeville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hardeeville
  • From Marlow to Hardeeville
• Springfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Springfield is located in Effingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Springfield
  • From Marlow to Springfield
• Rossignol Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
• Bloomingdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bloomingdale
  • From Marlow to Bloomingdale

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marlow ...

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

Adding Marlow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marlow 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 Marlow was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1863.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marlow.