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Marshfield
Looking southwest toward town at dusk
Looking southwest toward town at dusk
Marshfield, Indiana is located in Warren County, Indiana
Marshfield, Indiana
Marshfield, Indiana
Location in Warren County, Indiana
Marshfield, Indiana is located in Indiana
Marshfield, Indiana
Marshfield, Indiana
Location in Indiana
Marshfield, Indiana is located in the United States
Marshfield, Indiana
Marshfield, Indiana
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Indiana
County Warren
Township Steuben
Founded 1857
Named for Marshfield, Massachusetts
Area
 • Total 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)
 • Land 0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 41
 • Density 256.25/sq mi (99.15/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47993
Area code(s) 765
GNIS feature ID 2806525

Marshfield is a small unincorporated community in Steuben Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Marshfield Indiana Marker
Historical marker on State Avenue

The town of Marshfield was platted on May 22, 1857, and named for Marshfield, Massachusetts, the home of statesman Daniel Webster. A post office was established on April 6, 1857, which operated until 1989. In 1870, the population was 150 and, by 1900, it had grown to 250. In the late 1800s, the town had a dry goods store, a hotel, three churches, three saloons, two blacksmith shops, a grain warehouse, a wagon and carriage manufactory, a grocery store, a drug store and three physicians.

In 2007, Marshfield consisted of a number of private residences, a grain elevator, a church and a body shop.

Geography

Marshfield is located in open farmland on County Road 450 South, about 1.75 miles (2.82 km) west of State Road 63, at an elevation of 699 feet (213 m). Chesapeake Creek begins just east of town, and an early village named Chesapeake once stood about 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east. A Norfolk Southern Railway line runs along the east side of town, from Danville, Illinois, in the southwest to Lafayette in the northeast; the line carries about 45 freight trains per day.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 41
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

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