Welcome to Marston ...

Marston is located in Mercer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Marston is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Marston: (309)

Communities Also Named Marston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Marston - they are located in Louisiana (2), Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario, Quebec, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Marston ...

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

• Davenport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <4>
• Rock Island
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <4>
• Muscatine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
  • Muscatine is located in Muscatine County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <4>
• Milan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Aledo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
  • Aledo is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <4>
• Blue Grass
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
  • Blue Grass is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Grass <4>
• Buffalo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Andalusia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andalusia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia
  • Andalusia is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andalusia <4>
• Fruitland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Muscatine County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
• Viola
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  • Viola is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <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 Marston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marston ...

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

Adding Marston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marston 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 Marston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Marston post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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