THE MARIETTA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Grand Prairie setting.
Marietta city has 2.6 square miles of land in Love County. Its Census reference point is in Grand Prairie, within Cross Timbers.
The Cross Timbers mark a transition from prairie to more wooded eastern landscapes. Native grassland is interspersed with post oak and blackjack oak, creating a woodland-and-open-country mosaic.
Regional context: Cross Timbers ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Marietta and Love County
Marietta is associated with Love County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Marietta by land and water
The Census records 0.01 square miles of water within Marietta, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 3.1 percentage points lower than the 3.4% recorded for Love County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Marietta city has 2 times the land area of nearby Greenville CDP (1.27 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

