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Welcome to Marble Creek ...

Marble Creek is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Marble Creek is located in Shoshone County<1>.


The location of Marble Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Marble Creek: Marble Crk. (or less commonly used: Marble Ck. or Marble Cr.)

Marble Creek is 2,310 feet [704 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Marble Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Marble Creek lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Marble Creek (for example, toward Superior (MT)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Telephone area codes for Marble Creek: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities near Marble Creek ...

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

  • Osburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Wallace
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mullan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
    • Mullan is located in Shoshone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <5>
  • Wardner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Calder
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calder
    • Calder is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calder <5>
  • Avery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Avery is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <5>
  • Silverton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
    • Silverton is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <5>
  • Woodland Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
  • Emerald Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
    • Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
  • Clarkia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marble Creek ...

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

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

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Shoshone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marble Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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