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Welcome to Marmol ...

So far, we found very little information about Marmol. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Marmol to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Marmol, please Contact Us.


Marmol would have been located within present day Washoe County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marmol, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Marmol is 5,020 feet [1,530 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Marmol is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Marmol was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Marmol was located: 775

Communities near Marmol ...

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

  • Reno
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Reno is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <4>
  • Sparks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Truckee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Truckee is located in Nevada County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,982 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truckee <4>
  • Loyalton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mogul
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mogul is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
  • Floriston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bronco ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bronco is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
    • Bronco has also been known as:
    • Bronca
  • Lawton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawton is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Bronco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bronco is located in Nevada County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
  • Polaris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Polaris is located in Nevada County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris

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 Marmol. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marmol.

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

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

Adding Marmol to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marmol in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Marmol was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Marmol post office opened in 1891. The Marmol post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marmol.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Marmol, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Washoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marmol - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/