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Welcome to Marsh ...

Marsh is located in Louisa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marsh, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Marsh is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Marsh: 319

Communities Also Named Marsh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Marsh - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho (2), Michigan (3), Montana, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Marsh ...

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

  • Mount Pleasant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wapello
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wapello is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
  • New London
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Columbus Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mediapolis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Winfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wayland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Danville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Danville is located in Des Moines County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Morning Sun
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • New Boston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marsh ...

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

Adding Marsh to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Marsh post office opened in 1884. The Marsh post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marsh.

Footnotes ...

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