Welcome to Marcella ...

Marcella is located in Morris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marcella, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Marcella is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Marcella ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Marcella - they are located in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Marcella ...

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

• Paterson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Clifton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Ridgewood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
• Summit
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Summit is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
• Morristown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Morristown is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
  • Morristown has also been known as:
  • New Hanover
  • West Hanover
• Dover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
• Borough of Woodland Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
• Suffern
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Suffern is located in Rockland County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffern
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffern <3>
• Boonton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Boonton is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
• Newton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Newton is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 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 Marcella. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marcella.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marcella ...

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

Adding Marcella to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Marcella post office opened in 1886. The Marcella post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marcella.