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Welcome to Marling ...

Marling is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marling, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Marling is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Marling ...

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

  • Bowling Green
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Vandalia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wellsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hawk Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Florence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Eolia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Laddonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bellflower
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 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 Marling. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marling.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marling ...

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

Adding Marling to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Marling post office opened in 1894. The Marling post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marling.

Footnotes ...

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