Most of Marble Hill was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1968. Its Register listings are the Mayfield, Will, College Campus and the Mayfield, Will, College Arts and Science Building.
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1834.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Marble Hill’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Marble Hill is more historic than 49% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Marble Hill’s overall grade.
Missouri towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Missouri town has 2.4 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Marble Hill’s 11.4 sits above most of its state (73% of Missouri towns have fewer) while its 2 listings outnumber those of 60% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±5.0 points). Two sources give 1851.
Founding year: Wikipedia (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Marble Hill’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The area that would eventually become known as Marble Hill was established in 1842 as New California. Nine years later, it was renamed Dallas in 1851. As the area grew over the years, the First Baptist Church was built in 1856 near the oldest cemetery in Marble Hill. In 1862, the courthouse and town of Dallas was raided by Colonel S.D. Kitchen, along with 120 Confederate soldiers. Finally, in 1868, the name of the town was changed again, this time to Marble Hill, to prevent confusion with the already existing Dallas County.
Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone
Marble Hill’s post office has been open since 1868. Another post office, Greene, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Greene
1834–1868
Marble Hill
1868–today
Lutesville
1872–today
18301930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Lutesville
Gone or out of use
Ira Biffle Airfieldairport
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Marble Hill’s history
What year was Marble Hill founded?
In 1851, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Marble Hill’s post office opened in 1834.
How does Marble Hill rank for history?
Marble Hill is more historic than 49% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Marble Hill?
Two places: the Mayfield, Will, College Campus (listed 2013) and the Mayfield, Will, College Arts and Science Building (2005).
How old are the homes in Marble Hill?
9% of Marble Hill’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.0 points), against a typical 8.4% for a Missouri town; the median home was built in 1968.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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