Welcome to Marvel ...
So far, we found very little information about Marvel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Marvel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Marvel, please Contact Us.
Marvel would have been located within present day Davidson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Marvel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Marvel had a population of 11,473 people.<3> (see below for details).
While the community is gone, the present day location for Marvel is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Marvel was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Marvel was located: 615 & 629<5>
Communities Also Named Marvel ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Marvel - they are located in Alabama, Colorado and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marvel.
Communities near Marvel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marvel.
- Nashville - Davidson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Murphree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Hendersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gallatin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Juliet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- La Vergne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Morrow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Goodlettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Marvel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marvel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marvel. 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 Marvel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marvel. See our Newspapers Page for Marvel.
Adding Marvel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Marvel in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Marvel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Marvel post office opened in 1899. The Marvel post office closed in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Marvel.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Marvel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Davidson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Marvel. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marvel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Marvel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Marvel area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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/ |