Welcome to Mark ...

Mark is located in Marion County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mark, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Mark is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mark is within the boundaries of the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Mark ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Mark - they are located in Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mark ...

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

• Quincy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <4>
• Hannibal
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
• Palmyra
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Canton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Payson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
  • Payson is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <4>
• Mendon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
  • Mendon is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <4>
• La Grange
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
• Ursa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursa
  • Ursa is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ursa <4>
• Liberty
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Ewing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
  • Ewing is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <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 Mark. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mark.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mark ...

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

Adding Mark to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mark post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mark.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/