Welcome to Marna ...
Marna is located in Faribault County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Marna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Marna is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Marna lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Marna: 507 & 924<3>
Communities near Marna ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marna.
- Blue Earth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <4>
- Wells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winnebago
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Minnesota Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Kiester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bricelyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Granada
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lakota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
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 Marna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marna.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marna. 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 Marna.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marna. See our Newspapers Page for Marna.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marna ...
Looking for more information about Marna? 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 Marna, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Marna.
Adding Marna to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Marna 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 Marna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Marna post office opened in 1901. The Marna post office closed in 1911.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Marna.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Faribault, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marna - 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 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Marna area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Marna 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. |
| <5> | 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/ |