Welcome to Marvin Place ...
So far, we found very little information about Marvin Place. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Marvin Place to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Marvin Place, please Contact Us.
Marvin Place would have been located within present day Carbon County<2>.
The location of Marvin Place has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
A typical abbreviation for Marvin Place: Marvin Pl. (or less commonly used: Marvin Plc.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Marvin Place is 7,270 feet [2,216 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Marvin Place is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Marvin Place was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Marvin Place still existed, it would have been in the (307) area code.
Communities near Marvin Place ...
We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Marvin Place.
- Bairoil
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairoil
- Bairoil is located in Sweetwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bairoil <5>
- Rawlins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- Rawlins is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawlins <5>
- Sinclair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Sinclair is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinclair <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Marvin Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marvin Place.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marvin Place. 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 Marvin Place.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marvin Place. See our Newspapers Page for Marvin Place.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Marvin Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marvin Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |