Official Name: | Marcell |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Itasca |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Marcell Township |
Population Total: | 100 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1391 |
Coordinates: | 47.5931°N -93.6908°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 56657 |
Area Code: | 218 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 657317 |
Marcell is an unincorporated community in Marcell Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.
Minnesota State Highways 38 and 286 are two of the main routes in the community.
Marcell is located 28 miles north of Grand Rapids. The community is located within the Chippewa National Forest.
Nearby places include Bigfork, Talmoon, Bowstring, Deer River, and Effie.
Despite its unincorporated status, Marcell appears on most more detailed maps of Minnesota due to the presence of several locally important businesses and the lack of larger communities in the surrounding area. In addition, it has its own post office with the ZIP code 56657.
Marcell was founded under the name Turtle Lake in 1905. The name was changed to Marcell the following year due to a name conflict with other communities named Turtle Lake. The name Marcell is in honor of Andy Marcell, a conductor on the former Minneapolis and Rainy River Railway, who was involved in a railway accident in the area.
The site of the town center was originally at a store operated by John Lundeen on Big Turtle Lake, but was moved in 1910 to its present location near the railway.