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34.178386, -79.400428
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We found 51 communities that share the name Marion.
Within South Carolina, the name Marion is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 51 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Perry County
This Marion is located in Perry County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the west of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Marion.
Arkansas
Crittenden County
This Marion is located in Crittenden County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the west of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Marion.
Colorado
Garfield County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Marion [Garfield County].
Gunnison County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Marion [Gunnison County].
Connecticut
Hartford County
This Marion is located in Hartford County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Marion.
Florida
Hamilton County
This Marion is located in Hamilton County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Marion.
Georgia
Fayette County
This Marion is located in Fayette County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the west of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Marion.
Gilmer County
This Marion is located in Gilmer County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km] to the west of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Marion.
Lowndes County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Marion [Lowndes County].
Twiggs County
This Marion is located in Twiggs County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the west southwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twiggs County community of Marion.
Idaho
Cassia County
This Marion is located in Cassia County and lies 1,938 miles [3,118.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cassia County community of Marion.
Illinois
Edwards County
This Marion is located in Edwards County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edwards County community of Marion.
Williamson County
This Marion is located in Williamson County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km] to the west northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Marion.
Indiana
Grant County
This Marion is located in Grant County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Marion.
Shelby County
This Marion is located in Shelby County and lies 512 miles [824 km] to the northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Marion.
Sullivan County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Marion [Sullivan County].
Iowa
Linn County
This Marion is located in Linn County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Marion.
Kansas
Marion County
This Marion is located in Marion County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Marion.
Kentucky
Crittenden County
This Marion is located in Crittenden County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Marion.
Louisiana
Union Parish
This Marion is located in Union Parish and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the west of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Marion.
Maine
Washington County
This Marion is located in Washington County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Marion.
Maryland
Somerset County
This Marion is located in Somerset County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Marion.
Massachusetts
Plymouth County
This Marion is located in Plymouth County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Marion.
Michigan
Oakland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Marion [Oakland County].
Osceola County
This Marion is located in Osceola County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osceola County community of Marion.
Otsego County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Marion [Otsego County].
Sanilac County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Marion [Sanilac County].
Minnesota
Olmsted County
This Marion is located in Olmsted County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Olmsted County community of Marion.
Mississippi
Lauderdale County
This Marion is located in Lauderdale County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the west of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Marion.
Missouri
Cole County
This Marion is located in Cole County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cole County community of Marion.
Montana
Flathead County
This Marion is located in Flathead County and lies 2,045 miles [3,291.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flathead County community of Marion.
Nebraska
Red Willow County
This Marion is located in Red Willow County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red Willow County community of Marion.
New Jersey
Hudson County
This Marion is located in Hudson County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hudson County community of Marion.
New Mexico
Sierra County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Sierra County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Marion.
New York
Wayne County
This Marion is located in Wayne County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the north of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Marion.
North Carolina
McDowell County
This Marion is located in McDowell County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Marion.
North Dakota
LaMoure County
This Marion is located in LaMoure County and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaMoure County community of Marion.
Ohio
Hancock County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Hancock County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Marion.
Marion County
This Marion is located in Marion County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Marion.
Oregon
Marion County
This Marion is located in Marion County and lies 2,401 miles [3,864 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Marion.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Marion [Allegheny County].
Franklin County
This Marion is located in Franklin County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Marion.
South Dakota
Turner County
This Marion is located in Turner County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Turner County community of Marion.
Tennessee
Claiborne County
This Marion is located in Claiborne County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Marion.
Montgomery County
This Marion is located in Montgomery County and lies 476 miles [766 km] to the west northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Marion.
Texas
Guadalupe County
This Marion is located in Guadalupe County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the west of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Marion.
Utah
Summit County
This Marion is located in Summit County and lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Marion.
Virginia
Smyth County
This Marion is located in Smyth County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smyth County community of Marion.
Washington
Pierce County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Marion [Pierce County].
West Virginia
Wetzel County
This Marion is located in Wetzel County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the north of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Marion.
Wisconsin
Waupaca County
This Marion is located in Waupaca County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Marion that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waupaca County community of Marion.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marion ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Gapway (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gapway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tabernacle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Marion to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marion and extending to:
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Marion to Columbia, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 351 miles [564.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marion) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1784, Longitude: -79.4004
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Marion could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Marion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Marion to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.401 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.46 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.268 degrees.