Welcome to Marble Furnace ...
Marble Furnace is located in Adams County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Marble Furnace, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
Marble Furnace is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Marble Furnace lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Marble Furnace: 937 & 326<3>
Communities near Marble Furnace ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marble Furnace.
- Hillsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
- West Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West Union is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <4>
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
- Seaman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
- Seaman is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <4>
- Bainbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Bainbridge is located in Ross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <4>
- Mowrystown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Cherry Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Rarden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rarden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarden
- Rarden is located in Scioto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rarden <4>
- Sinking Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Otway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
- Otway is located in Scioto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otway <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 Furnace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marble Furnace.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marble Furnace. 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 Furnace.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marble Furnace. See our Newspapers Page for Marble Furnace.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marble Furnace ...
Looking for more information about Marble Furnace? 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 Marble Furnace, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Marble Furnace.
Adding Marble Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Marble Furnace 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 Furnace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Marble Furnace post office opened in 1848.
We also found Marble Furnace in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Marble Furnace.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marble Furnace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marble Furnace - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Marble Furnace area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Marble Furnace area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |