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History · Marston

Marston’s post office opened in 1898

Most of Marston was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979.

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How Marston began

When was Marston founded?

1898

The Marston post office opened in 1898, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 397128 years
Founding year: the first Marston post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Marston’s past

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How Marston came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Marston.

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A post office called Marston has been in operation since 1898. The community was named after the mother's maiden name of an early settler. Marston was incorporated in 1905.

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Questions about Marston’s history

What year was Marston founded?

The Marston post office opened in 1898, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), 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.