Welcome to Marshalltown ...

Marshalltown is located in Salem County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marshalltown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Marshalltown is near sea level<3>.

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

Marshalltown is within the (856) area code.

Communities Also Named Marshalltown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Marshalltown - they are located in Iowa, Nova Scotia, South Dakota, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Marshalltown ...

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

• Wilmington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Newark
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Chester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Middletown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Bridgeton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
  • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
• Brookhaven
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <4>
• Ridley Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley Park
  • Ridley Park is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridley Park <4>
• Folcroft
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folcroft
  • Folcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folcroft <4>
• Prospect Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Park
  • Prospect Park is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect Park <4>
• Swarthmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarthmore
  • Swarthmore is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swarthmore <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 Marshalltown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marshalltown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marshalltown ...

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

Adding Marshalltown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Marshalltown post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marshalltown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Salem County: www.salemco.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/