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Welcome to Marwood ...

Marwood is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Marwood is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Marwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Marwood - they are located in Maryland and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marwood.

Communities near Marwood ...

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

  • Plum
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • Butler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • New Kensington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lower Burrell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Oakmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Fox Chapel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Vandergrift
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Arnold
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
  • Tarentum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Kittanning
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marwood ...

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

Adding Marwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Marwood post office opened in 1902. The Marwood post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marwood.

Footnotes ...

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