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Welcome to Marston ...

Marston is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Marston is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Marston is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Marston: 936

Communities Also Named Marston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Marston - they are located in Illinois, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario, Quebec, South Dakota and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Marston ...

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

  • Livingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Onalaska
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Shepherd
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Corrigan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Coldspring
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Blank
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Goodrich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Seven Oaks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Leggett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Livingston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Livingston is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marston ...

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

Adding Marston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marston.

Footnotes ...

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