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Welcome to Marsh ...

So far, we found very little information about Marsh. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Marsh to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Marsh, please Contact Us.

Marsh would have been located within present day Gem County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marsh, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Marsh is 2,540 feet [774 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Marsh is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Marsh was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Marsh was located: 208 & 986<4>

Communities Also Named Marsh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Marsh: This one is located in Gem County and the other is located in Boise County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 14 communities that are also named Marsh - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, 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.

  • Eagle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Garden City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Star
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Placerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pearl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pearl is located in Gem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Brownlee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownlee is located in Boise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
  • Bramwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bramwell is located in Gem County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
  • Banks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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.

Adding Marsh to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marsh 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 (so far) for Marsh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Marsh post office opened in 1889. The Marsh post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marsh.

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 Marsh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Gem, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marsh - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Marsh area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Marsh area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/