Welcome to Marengo ...

The village of Marengo is located in Morrow County<1>.

The location of Marengo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Marengo: muh-REHN-go<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marengo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Marengo has a population of 341 people<4> (see below for details).

Marengo is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Marengo lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Marengo: (419) & (567)<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Marengo had an population of 341 people. This is a decrease of 0.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Marengo had a population of 342 people. This makes Marengo the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 342 people, the population of Marengo increased 15.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 297 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Marengo.

Communities Also Named Marengo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Marengo: This one is located in Morrow County and the other is located in Lucas County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 17 communities that are also named Marengo - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marengo.

Communities near Marengo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marengo.

• Delaware
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Delaware is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <7>
• Westerville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
  • Westerville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <7>
• Mount Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <7>
• Sunbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <7>
• Johnstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <7>
• Mount Gilead
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <7>
• Fredericktown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
  • Fredericktown is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <7>
• Centerburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerburg
  • Centerburg is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerburg <7>
• Cardington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington
  • Cardington is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardington <7>
• Ashley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Ashley is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Marengo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marengo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marengo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marengo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marengo. See our Newspapers Page for Marengo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marengo ...

Looking for more information about Marengo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Marengo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Marengo.

Adding Marengo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marengo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Marengo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Marengo post office opened in 1848.

We also found Marengo in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marengo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marengo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/