Marblehead, Ohio

Marblehead, Ohio
Village
Aerial view of the Marblehead Lighthouse and surrounding parts of the village
Location of Marblehead, Ohio
Location of Marblehead in Ottawa County
Coordinates: 41°32′5″N 82°43′45″W / 41.53472°N 82.72917°W / 41.53472; -82.72917Coordinates: 41°32′5″N 82°43′45″W / 41.53472°N 82.72917°W / 41.53472; -82.72917
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Ottawa
Township	Danbury
Government
• Mayor	Jacqueline Bird
Area
• Total	4.31 sq mi (11.16 km2)
• Land	3.31 sq mi (8.57 km2)
• Water	1.00 sq mi (2.59 km2)
Elevation	627 ft (191 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	903
• Estimate (2012)	900
• Density	272.8/sq mi (105.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	43440
Area code(s)	419
FIPS code	39-47502
GNIS feature ID	1065723

Marblehead is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 903 at the 2010 census.

It sits at the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie proper from Sandusky Bay. In the summer, it is a popular vacation area because of its lake frontage, ferry service to the Lake Erie Islands, quality sport fishery, the nearby Chautauqua at Lakeside, and the Cedar Point amusement park.

Marblehead is also commercially important as a major limestone producer. The limestone is mined in nearby quarries and transported by conveyor belt to the Marblehead boat loading dock, where it is loaded on commercial lake freighters. The blocks of stone used to construct the Stannard Rock Light on Lake Superior were cut at Marblehead and hauled to the site from 1877 to 1881.

Marblehead is also home to a United States Coast Guard station, and to the Marblehead Lighthouse, the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the Great Lakes. Nearby, in Sandusky Bay, is Johnson's Island, a former Confederate officer POW camp during the Civil War.

Marblehead is located at 41°32′05″N 82°43′45″W / 41.534668°N 82.729119°W / 41.534668; -82.729119.