Welcome to Marengo ...

Marengo is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marengo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Marengo is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Marengo: 509

Communities Also Named Marengo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Marengo: This one is located in Adams County and the other is located in Columbia County.

Beyond Washington, there are 17 communities that are also named Marengo - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Marengo ...

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

• Ritzville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzville
  • Ritzville is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ritzville <3>
• Washtucna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washtucna
  • Washtucna is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washtucna <3>
• Lamont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <3>
• Paha ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Hooper
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
  • Hooper is located in Whitman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooper <3>
• LaCrosse
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
  • LaCrosse is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCrosse <3>
• Lind
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lind
  • Lind is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lind <3>
• Sprague
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
  • Sprague is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sprague <3>
• Endicott
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <3>
• Providence
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Adams 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 Marengo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marengo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marengo ...

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

Adding Marengo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Marengo post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marengo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/