Welcome to Marcellon ...

Marcellon is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marcellon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.

Marcellon is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Marcellon ...

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

• Portage
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Portage is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
• Poynette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Poynette is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
• Fall River
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fall River is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
• Randolph
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Randolph is located in Dodge County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
• Montello
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Montello is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
• Fox Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
• Markesan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
• Rio
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rio is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
• Arlington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Arlington is located in Columbia County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
• Cambria
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cambria is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people

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

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

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

Adding Marcellon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marcellon 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 Marcellon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Marcellon post office opened in 1847. The Marcellon post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marcellon.