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Welcome to Marienette ...

Marienette is located in DeSoto County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marienette, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Marienette is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Marienette: 662 & 471<3>

Communities near Marienette ...

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

  • Southaven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Horn Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Memphis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hernando
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Coldwater
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Walls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Walls is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
    • Former name for Walls:
    • Alpika
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <4>
  • Hughes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
  • Tunica
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Edmondson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Edmondson is located in Crittenden County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Horseshoe Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 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 Marienette. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marienette.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marienette ...

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

Adding Marienette to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marienette 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 Marienette was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marienette.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including DeSoto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marienette - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Marienette area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Marienette 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.