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Welcome to Mars ...

Mars is located

Mars is located in Van Zandt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mars, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Mars is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mars: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Mars ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Mars - they are located in California, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Nebraska and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Mars ...

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

  • Athens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Athens is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
  • Canton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
  • Chandler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Hideaway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hideaway is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
  • Van
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Van is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <4>
  • Brownsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Eustace
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Log Cabin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Murchison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Edom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Edom is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edom <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mars ...

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

Adding Mars to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mars 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 Mars was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mars.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Van Zandt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mars - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Mars area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Mars area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.