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Welcome to Greater Point Marion ...

Greater Point Marion is located in Fayette County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Greater Point Marion: Greater Pt. Marion

Greater Point Marion is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Greater Point Marion ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Greater Point Marion.

  • Morgantown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <3>
  • Uniontown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Westover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Westover is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <3>
  • Waynesburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Masontown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Granville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Brownsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Star City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Fairchance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • West Brownsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • West Brownsville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 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 Greater Point Marion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greater Point Marion.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greater Point Marion ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greater Point Marion - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.