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Welcome to Marshbrook ...

Marshbrook is primarily located in Lackawanna County<1>. A portion of Marshbrook extends into Susquehanna County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marshbrook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Marshbrook is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Marshbrook: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Marshbrook ...

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

  • Scranton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Dunmore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
  • Carbondale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Forge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Archbald
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blakely
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Taylor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
  • Moosic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
  • Dickson City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Olyphant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marshbrook ...

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

Adding Marshbrook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marshbrook 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 (so far) for Marshbrook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Marshbrook post office opened in 1892. The Marshbrook post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marshbrook.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lackawanna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marshbrook - 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Marshbrook area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Marshbrook 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>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/