Welcome to Marcum ...
Marcum is located in Clay County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Marcum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
Marcum is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Marcum lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Marcum: 606
Communities near Marcum ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marcum.
- Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hyden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Buckhorn is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <3>
- Eriline
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eriline have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Essie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Roark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Ashers Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
- Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
- Goose Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Brightshade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brightshade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Sizerock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
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 Marcum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marcum.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marcum. 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 Marcum.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marcum. See our Newspapers Page for Marcum.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marcum ...
Looking for more information about Marcum? 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 Marcum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Marcum.
Adding Marcum to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Marcum 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 Marcum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Marcum post office opened in 1908.
We also found Marcum on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Marcum.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marcum - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |