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Welcome to Mardin ...

Mardin is located in Tioga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mardin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

Mardin is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Mardin ...

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

  • Wellsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mansfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Canton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Blossburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Troy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Troy is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • Tioga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lawrenceville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
  • Knoxville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Liberty is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 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 Mardin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mardin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mardin ...

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

Adding Mardin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mardin 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 Mardin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mardin post office opened in 1878. The Mardin post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mardin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Tioga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mardin - 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.
<4>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/