Marion

Marion is a city in and the county seat of , United States. Founded in 1844, the city was named in honor of Brigadier General Francis Marion, the American Revolutionary War Hero whose talent in guerrilla warfare earned him the name "Swamp Fox".
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  • Type: Town with 5,060 residents
  • Description: city in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “Marion (Carolina del Norte)”, “Marion, N.C.”, “Marion, NC”, “Marion, North Carolina”, “Марион (Северная Каролина)”, and “ماريون، كارولاينا الشماليه”
  • Postal code: 28752

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Providence and Glenwood.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 4 miles southwest of Marion.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and… is situated 5 miles south of Marion.

Marion

Latitude
35.6841° or 35° 41′ 3″ north
Longitude
-82.0091° or 82° 0′ 33″ west
Population
5,060
Elevation
1,404 feet (428 metres)
Open location code
867VMXMR+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154329761
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4478003
Wiki­data ID
Q2028875
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Marion” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ماريون”
  • Basque: “Marion”
  • Cebuano: “Marion (kapital sa kondado sa Estados Unidos, North Carolina)”
  • Cebuano: “Marion”
  • Chechen: “Марион”
  • Chinese: “馬里昂”
  • Danish: “Marion”
  • Dutch: “Marion”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ماريون”
  • Esperanto: “Marion”
  • French: “Marion”
  • German: “Marion”
  • Gilaki: “ماريؤن”
  • Greek: “Μάριον”
  • Haitian: “Marion, Kawolin dinò”
  • Hebrew: “מריון, צפון קרולינה”
  • Hungarian: “Marion”
  • Irish: “Marion”
  • Italian: “Marion”
  • Japanese: “マリオン”
  • Ladin: “Marion”
  • Malagasy: “Marion, North Carolina”
  • Malagasy: “Marion”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Marion”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Marion”
  • Norwegian: “Marion”
  • Persian: “مریان، کارولینای شمالی”
  • Persian: “مریان”
  • Polish: “Marion”
  • Portuguese: “Marion”
  • Russian: “Марион”
  • Russian: “Мэрион”
  • Serbian: “Марион”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Marion, North Carolina”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Marion”
  • South Azerbaijani: “مریان، قوزئی کارولینا”
  • Spanish: “Marion”
  • Swedish: “Marion, North Carolina”
  • Swedish: “Marion”
  • Tatar: “Марион (Төньяк Каролина)”
  • Tatar: “Марион”
  • Turkish: “Marion, Kuzey Karolina”
  • Turkish: “Marion”
  • Ukrainian: “Маріон”
  • Urdu: “ماریون، شمالی کیرولائنا”
  • Urdu: “ماریون”
  • Uzbek: “Marion”
  • “Marion”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: East Marion and Clinchfield.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Foothills Community Theatre and McDowell County Courthouse.

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