Welcome to Marsh ...

Marsh is located in Dawson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marsh, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Marsh is 2,130 feet [649 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Marsh is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Marsh lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Marsh: (406)

Communities Also Named Marsh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Marsh - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho (2), Iowa, Michigan (3), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Marsh ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Marsh.

• Glendive
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendive
  • Glendive is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendive <4>
• Terry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
  • Terry is located in Prairie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terry <4>
• Fallon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
  • Fallon is located in Prairie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallon <4>
• Mildred
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
  • Mildred is located in Prairie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mildred <4>
• West Glendive
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Glendive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glendive
  • West Glendive is located in Dawson County
• Allard
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allard
  • Allard is located in Dawson County
• Lindsay
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <4>
• Ismay
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ismay
  • Ismay is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Former name for Ismay:
  • Joe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ismay <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 Marsh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marsh.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marsh ...

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

Adding Marsh to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Marsh post office opened in 1910.

We also found Marsh on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marsh.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/