Welcome to Marathon ...Marathon is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas). Marathon is located in Brewster County<1>. The pronunciation of Marathon: MARE-th'n<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Marathon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. Marathon is 4,050 feet [1,234 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Marathon is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Marathon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Marathon: 432 The ZIP code for Marathon: 79842<4> Communities Also Named Marathon ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Marathon - they are located in Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Ontario and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marathon. Communities near Marathon ...We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Marathon.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Marathon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marathon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marathon. 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 Marathon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marathon. See our Newspapers Page for Marathon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marathon ...Looking for more information about Marathon? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Marathon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Marathon. Adding Marathon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Marathon 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 Marathon was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Marathon. Footnotes ...
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