Welcome to Markton ...

Markton is located in Langlade County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Markton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Markton is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Markton: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Markton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Markton - they are located in Alabama and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Markton ...

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

• Mountain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
• Armstrong
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Armstrong is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
• Gresham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Gresham is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
• Suring
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Suring is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
• White Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • White Lake is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
• Langlade
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Langlade is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade
• Breed
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Breed is located in Oconto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breed
• Neopit
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Neopit is located in Menominee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
• Middle Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Middle Village is located in Shawano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
• Zoar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Zoar is located in Menominee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar

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

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

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

Adding Markton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Markton 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 Markton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Markton post office opened in 1896. The Markton post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Markton.