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History · Marland

Marland’s post office opened in 1922

Most of Marland was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. Below: maps from 1968 on and the census since 1930.

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How Marland began, and where its name came from

When was Marland founded?

1922

The Marland post office opened in 1922, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Bliss (1898), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 361 in 19302020 census: 184104 years

How did Marland get its name?

Marland was named for Ernest W. Marland, an oilman from nearby Ponca City who later became a governor of Oklahoma.

Founding year: the first Marland post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Marland’s past

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

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The story

How Marland came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Marland.

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Marland began as a community named "Bliss," a shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (often called simply the Santa Fe). The surrounding countryside, formerly part of the Ponca reservation, had been leased for cattle grazing and was part of the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch. The brothers built stockyards adjacent to the railroad on the south side of their ranch for shipping cattle. A community began forming nearby, with grain elevator, a lumber yard and a general store. The Millers platted a town on the east side of the tracks in 1906 and began selling lots.

In 1917, the Millers decided to move the town to the other side of the tracks, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north. The population continued to grow, reaching 250 residents.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Marland, 1898 to 1968

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1898Post officeThe Bliss post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1922Post officeThe Bliss post office closes
  5. 1922Post officeThe Marland post office opens
  6. 1968On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Marland on the map, 1968 to 1985

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

Marland on the 1968 USGS mapMarland on the 1985 USGS map1968Marland 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 Marland.

People over time

Marland, census by census

010020030040019401960198020002020Peak: 361

Between 184 and 361 people in every census since 1930.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Marland’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Marland

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

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Maria TallchiefAmerican ballerina · b. 1925
Saginaw GrantNative American actor, dancer, motivational spe… · b. 1936
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Chester GouldAmerican cartoonist · b. 1900
Danny HodgeAmerican boxer, professional and amateur wrestl… · b. 1932
Don NicklesAmerican businessperson, former Republican Unit… · b. 1948
Henry BellmonAmerican politician · b. 1921
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Marland’s post office has been open since 1922. Another post office, Bliss, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Bliss
1898–1922
Marland
1922–today
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Marland’s history

What year was Marland founded?

The Marland post office opened in 1922, 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 Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via 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.