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History · Marshallberg

Marshallberg’s post office opened in 1889

Most of Marshallberg was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Below: maps from 1951 on.

1889first post office
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How Marshallberg began

When was Marshallberg founded?

1889

The Marshallberg post office opened in 1889, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 341137 years
Founding year: the first Marshallberg post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Marshallberg’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Marshallberg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Marshallberg’s history is told.

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The story so far

Marshallberg, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Marshallberg yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Marshallberg is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Marshallberg had a population of 341. It lies on the mainland, directly across Core Sound from Harkers Island and Cape Lookout beyond that. Lying at the extreme southeast corner of a peninsula, it is isolated from other Carteret County communities and only a single road connects it to the rest of the state.

Its first post office opened in 1889. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 403 to 341 (-15%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Marshallberg on the map, 1951 to 1997

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Marshallberg. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Marshallberg on the 1951 USGS mapMarshallberg on the 1971 USGS mapMarshallberg on the 1983 USGS mapMarshallberg on the 1997 USGS map1951Harkers Island sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Marshallberg.

Famous people

Famous people close to Marshallberg

Nobody well known was born in Marshallberg itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Michael J. SmithAmerican astronaut · b. 1945
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Dennis MitchellAmerican track and field athlete, Olympic gold … · b. 1966
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Lonnie ChisenhallAmerican baseball player · b. 1988
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Samuel AsheAmerican politician · b. 1725
Bruce CarterAmerican football player · b. 1988
Charles R. ThomasAmerican politician, lawyer and judge · b. 1861

Questions about Marshallberg’s history

What year was Marshallberg founded?

The Marshallberg post office opened in 1889, 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.