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Welcome to Marcellus ...

Marcellus is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marcellus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Marcellus is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Marcellus lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Marcellus: 509

Communities Also Named Marcellus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Marcellus - they are located in Kentucky (2), Michigan (2), New York and Ohio.

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

Communities near Marcellus ...

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

  • Ritzville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Odessa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mohler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohler
    • Mohler is located in Lincoln County
  • Paha ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paha
    • Paha is located in Adams County
  • Lind
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sprague
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Earl
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
    • Earl is located in Lincoln County
  • Bluestem
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestem
    • Bluestem is located in Lincoln County
  • Lamont
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marcellus ...

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

Adding Marcellus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Marcellus post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marcellus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marcellus - 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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/