Welcome to Marak ...
Marak is located Marak is located in Milam County<1>. The location of Marak has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Marak, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897. Marak is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Marak lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Marak - it's located in Kansas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marak. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marak. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Marak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marak. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marak. 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 Marak. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marak. See our Newspapers Page for Marak. Looking for more information about Marak? 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 Marak, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Marak. We originally found mention of Marak 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 for Marak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Marak.
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From that list, the Marak post office opened in 1897.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Milam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marak - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <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 their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/