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Welcome to Marietta ...

Marietta is located in Fall River County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marietta, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Marietta is 3,490 feet [1,064 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Marietta is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Marietta lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Marietta: 605

Communities Also Named Marietta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Marietta - they are located in Alabama, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Marietta ...

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

  • Edgemont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ivanhoe ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Estimated population in 2014: 144 people
  • Provo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Ford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Ford is located in Fall River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6 people
  • Dewey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dewey is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
  • Erskine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Erskine is located in Fall River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine
  • Cascade Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cascade Springs is located in Fall River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Springs
  • Clifton ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifton is located in Weston County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Rumford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rumford is located in Fall River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
  • Hot Springs
    (22 miles [35.4 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 Marietta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marietta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marietta ...

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

Adding Marietta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marietta 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 Marietta was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marietta.

Footnotes ...

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