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Welcome to Marty ...

Marty is located in Stearns County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marty, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Marty is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Marty: 320

Communities Also Named Marty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Marty - they are located in California, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Marty ...

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

  • Saint Cloud
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sartell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sauk Rapids
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Waite Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Joseph
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cold Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Augusta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
  • Annandale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Albany
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marty ...

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

Adding Marty to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Marty post office opened in 1901. The Marty post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marty.

Footnotes ...

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