Marble

History

The original name of the Marble community is Marble Springs. The name was later shortened to Marble with the baptist church on Marble Road still bearing the original name. Marble got its name from various marble quarries in the community. Currently, none are functioning, and all have filled with water. The Cherokee County Courthouse, one of few county courthouses in the U.S. constructed entirely of marble, was made with marble from the community. Marble from the community was also used to build Fontana Dam, the tallest dam in the Eastern United States and the fourth-tallest dam in the world at the time of its construction. Marble’s post office opened in 1881. Marble Elementary School was built in 1955. The school was part of the Andrews City School District. In the 1960s, American Thread built a 250,000-square-foot industrial plant along the railroad in Marble. It moved to a new, 3,700-square-foot facility on US 74 in 1999. Marble's town charter was deactivated by the North Carolina state legislature in 1971 as the town had effectively closed down. A fire station was built in Marble around 1975. The Marble Community Center was built in 1976. A four-lane highway between Murphy and Andrews was built through Marble around 1977. After Marble Elementary closed in 2017, the nine-acre campus housed The Oaks Academy until the academy moved to Peachtree in 2023, leaving the current building up for sale. The current building was said to be built around 1992, but aerial photos show the current building in 1984, and topographic maps show the building outline as early as 1975. A sign outside of Marble Elementary shows the two years in which the school was originally built (1955-1956). The Cherokee County Landfill opened in Marble in 1998. Marble's American Thread factory closed…

Geography

Marble is located in the southeastern United States in the far western portion of North Carolina, approximately halfway between Atlanta, Georgia and Knoxville, Tennessee. The location in the Blue Ridge Mountains has helped the community retain a rural character, surrounded by wildlife such as bear, deer, and recently reintroduced elk. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Marble CDP has a total area of , all land. July highs average 85 °F (29 °C) or above, and lows average 55 °F (12.8 °C). Infrequently, temperatures can even exceed 100 °F (38 °C). January is the coldest month, with an average high of 48 °F (9 °C), and low of 33 °F (.6 °C). Like the rest of the southeastern U.S., Marble receives abundant rainfall, which is relatively evenly distributed throughout the year. Average annual rainfall is 55.9 inches (1,420 mm). Blizzards are rare but possible; one nicknamed the 1993 Storm of the Century hit the entire Eastern United States in March 1993. {| border="1" cellpadding="0" |- ! style="width:200px;"|Month !width="45"|Jan !width="45"|Feb !width="45"|Mar !width="45"|Apr !width="45"|May !width="45"|Jun !width="45"|Jul !width="45"|Aug !width="45"|Sep !width="45"|Oct !width="45"|Nov !width="45"|Dec |- !Average High Fº(Cº) | style="background:#ffdd88;"| | style="background:#fc6;"| | style="background:#fa0;"| | style="background:#fa0;"| | style="background:#f70;"| | style="background:red;"| | style="background:red;"| | style="background:red;"| | style="background:red;"| | style="background:#f70;"| | style="background:#fa0;"| | style="background:#fc6;"| |- !Average Low Fº(Cº) || || | style="background:#ffa;"| | style="background:#ffa;"| | style="background:#ffdd88;"| |…

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,308
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  1,297
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,269
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  1,193
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,109
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,010
• Eastern Towhee

  Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  981
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  861

Largest nearby schools

• Murphy Elementary
  Elementary · Murphy · 536 students · 12.8:1 ratio
• Murphy High
  High · Murphy · 489 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• Andrews Elementary
  Elementary · Andrews · 350 students · 14:1 ratio
• Murphy Middle
  Middle · Murphy · 316 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• Andrews High
  High · Andrews · 225 students · 16.1:1 ratio
• Andrews Middle
  Middle · Andrews · 187 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• Peachtree Elementary
  Elementary · Murphy · 144 students · 12:1 ratio
• Tri-County Early College High
  High · Murphy · 129 students · 16.1:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.65 — 2026-03-24
  10 km SSW of Dillsboro, North Carolina
• M 2.5 — 2025-08-19
  6 km SE of Seymour, Tennessee
• M 2.57 — 2025-07-10
  2 km E of Greenback, Tennessee
• M 4.1 — 2025-05-10
  21 km SE of Greenback, Tennessee
• M 2.51 — 2024-08-05
  4 km SSE of Sevierville, Tennessee
• M 2.51 — 2023-11-04
  7 km WSW of Bryson City, North Carolina