Welcome to Marmona ...

Marmona is located in Dinwiddie County<1>.

The location of Marmona has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marmona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Marmona is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Marmona lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Marmona lies within the (804) area code.

Communities near Marmona ...

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

• Petersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
• Colonial Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <4>
• McKenney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney
  • McKenney is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenney <4>
• Ammon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
  • Ammon is located in Amelia County
• Addison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
• Matoaca
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
  • Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
• Grant Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
  • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
• Maitland Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
  • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
• Winterpock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
  • Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
• Bollinger Estates
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
  • Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marmona ...

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

Adding Marmona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marmona 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 for Marmona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Marmona post office opened in 1880.

We also found Marmona in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marmona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marmona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dinwiddie County: www.dinwiddieva.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/