Welcome to Marvin ...

Marvin is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marvin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Marvin is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Marvin: (716)

Websites for Marvin ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Marvin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Marvin - they are located in Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Marvin ...

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

• Erie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
• Corry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
  • Corry is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <4>
• North East
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <4>
• Union City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Wesleyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
  • Wesleyville is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesleyville <4>
• Mayville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <4>
• Waterford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <4>
• Sherman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <4>
• Panama
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Panama is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <4>
• Mill Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
  • Mill Village is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 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 Marvin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marvin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marvin ...

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

Adding Marvin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Marvin post office opened in 1849.

We also found Marvin in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marvin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/