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History · Marion

Marion’s post office opened in 1879, and 23% of its homes were built before 1940

1879first post office
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23%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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How Marion began

When was Marion founded?

1879

The Marion post office opened in 1879, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1881.

2020 census: 849147 years
Founding year: the first Marion post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1881.The full story ↓

What stands out about Marion’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 Marion are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story

How Marion came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Marion.

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Marion was laid out in 1879, and named in honor of a railroad employee's daughter.

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Timeline

Marion, 1879 to 1908

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1879Post officeThe Marion post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1906Born hereJames Bausch is born here
  5. 1908Born hereFrank Bausch is born here
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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Marion

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James BauschAmerican athletics competitor · b. 1906
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Frank BauschAmerican football player · b. 1908
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Marion TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMonroe TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Marion’s history

What year was Marion founded?

The Marion post office opened in 1879, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1881.

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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, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.