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Welcome to Marquette ...

Marquette is located in Bureau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marquette, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Marquette is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Marquette ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Marquette - they are located in Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Quebec, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Marquette ...

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

  • Peru
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Peru is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <3>
  • La Salle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Princeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mendota
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oglesby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Henry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Henry is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <3>
  • North Utica
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • North Utica is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
  • Granville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ladd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ladd is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marquette ...

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

Adding Marquette to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Marquette post office opened in 1894. The Marquette post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marquette.

Footnotes ...

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