Marble is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States.

[6] Cherokee County's only animal shelter, Valley River Humane Society, was founded in Marble in 1969.

[8] Nonprofit manufacturer Industrial Opportunities Inc. was established at the Marble Activity Center in 1974.

[12] A sign outside of Marble Elementary shows the two years in which the school was originally built (1955-1956).

In 2024, Core Scientific partnered with CoreWeave to transition the facility into an artificial intelligence processing plant as part of one of the world's largest supercomputers.

Slow Creek Road (141) runs south toward Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in Peachtree.

Marble is located in the southeastern United States in the far western portion of North Carolina, approximately halfway between Atlanta, Georgia and Knoxville, Tennessee.

[24] 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.

[25] According to the United States Census Bureau, the Marble CDP has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.

Like the rest of the southeastern U.S., Marble receives abundant rainfall, which is relatively evenly distributed throughout the year.

Blizzards are rare but possible; one nicknamed the 1993 Storm of the Century hit the entire Eastern United States in March 1993.

The bi-annual Celebration of Flight air show, located at the Andrews-Murphy Airport 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Marble, is a huge presentation of aircraft, both vintage and hi-tech.

[citation needed] Historically, religion has been a very important part of Appalachian life.