Welcome to Marble ...

Marble is located in Cherokee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marble, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Marble is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Marble lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Marble is located in the (828) area code.

Websites for Marble ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokeecountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Marble, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Marble ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Marble - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Nevada (2), Pennsylvania, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Marble ...

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

• Canal Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
  • Canal Lake is located in Union County (GA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
• Jacksonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
• Andrews
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Andrews is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <4>
• Young Harris
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Harris
  • Young Harris is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young Harris <4>
• Murphy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Murphy is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <4>
• Hiawassee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawassee
  • Hiawassee is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiawassee <4>
• Robbinsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
  • Robbinsville is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <4>
• Hayesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
  • Hayesville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayesville <4>
• Lake Santeetlah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
  • Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
  • Santeetla
  • Santeetlah
  • Santultah
  • Thunderbird Mountain
  • Thunderbird
• Fontana Dam
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
  • Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Fontana Dam has also been known as:
  • Fontana Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <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 Marble. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marble.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marble ...

Looking for more information about Marble? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Marble, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Marble.

Adding Marble to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Marble post office opened in 1881.

We also found Marble in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marble.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cherokee County: www.cherokeecounty-nc.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/