Welcome to Marley ...

Marley is located in Edgar County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

Marley is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Marley (for example, toward Seelyville (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Marley is located in the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Marley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Marley: This one is located in Edgar County and the other is located in Will County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 4 communities that are also named Marley - they are located in Idaho, Maryland and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Marley ...

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

• Terre Haute
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <4>
• Paris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Clinton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Marshall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• West Terre Haute
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <4>
• Fairview Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Martinsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
• Seelyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Kansas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <4>
• Rosedale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Parke County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Rosedale has also been known as:
  • Roseville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <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 Marley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marley ...

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

Adding Marley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marley 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 Marley was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov