Welcome to Marsh ...

Marsh is located in Louisa County<1>.

The location of Marsh has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Marsh is within the boundaries of the (319) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Wapello
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
  • Wapello is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
• New London
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Columbus Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Junction
  • Columbus Junction is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Junction <4>
• Mediapolis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mediapolis
  • Mediapolis is located in Des Moines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mediapolis <4>
• Winfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Wayland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <4>
• Danville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Des Moines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
• Morning Sun
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
  • Morning Sun is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <4>
• New Boston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Mercer County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <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 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 for Marsh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Marsh in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marsh.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marsh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacountyiowa.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/