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Welcome to Marshland ...

Marshland is located in Buffalo County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Marshland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Marshland is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Marshland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Marshland - they are located in Kansas, Nevada and Oregon.

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

Communities near Marshland ...

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

  • Winona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Winona is located in Winona County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <4>
  • Holmen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
    • Holmen is located in La Crosse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
  • Goodview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
    • Goodview is located in Winona County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
  • Arcadia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
  • Trempealeau
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trempealeau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
    • Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
  • Galesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
    • Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
  • Lewiston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Lewiston is located in Winona County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
  • Buffalo City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
    • Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
  • Buffalo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Buffalo County
  • Fountain City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
    • Fountain City is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 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 Marshland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marshland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marshland ...

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

Adding Marshland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marshland 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 Marshland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Marshland post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marshland.

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

The official website for Buffalo County: www.buffalocounty.com/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Buffalo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marshland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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