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Welcome to Markes ...

Markes is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

Markes is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Markes: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Markes ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Markes ...

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

Adding Markes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Markes 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 Markes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Markes post office opened in 1891.

We also found Markes in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Markes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Markes - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Markes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Markes 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/