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Welcome to Marco ...

Marco is located in Hill Country.

Marco is located in McCulloch County<1>.

Marco is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Marco lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Marco: 325

Communities Also Named Marco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Marco - they are located in Florida (3), Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Manitoba and Missouri.

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

Communities near Marco ...

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

  • Brady
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Brady is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <3>
  • Menard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Eden is located in Concho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <3>
  • Melvin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Salt Gap ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Salt Gap is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Gap
  • Calf Creek ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Calf Creek is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calf Creek
  • Pear Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lohn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Doole ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Doole is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doole
  • Hext
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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 Marco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marco.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marco ...

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

Adding Marco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marco 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 Marco was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marco.

Footnotes ...

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