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Welcome to Old Marissa ...

Old Marissa is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

Old Marissa is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Old Marissa: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Old Marissa ...

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

  • Mascoutah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Freeburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sparta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Smithton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Bud
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • New Baden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Steeleville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • New Athens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Okawville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Percy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Marissa ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Marissa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Old Marissa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Old Marissa area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.