Marshfield, Indiana

For the community in Scott County, see Marshfield, Scott County, Indiana.

Marshfield
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Looking southwest toward town at dusk
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Coordinates: 40°15′02″N87°27′07″W / 40.25056°N 87.45194°W / 40.25056; -87.45194
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Warren
Township	Steuben
Founded	1857
Named after	Marshfield, Massachusetts
Area [1]
• Total	0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)
• Land	0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)
Elevation [2]	692 ft (211 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	41
• Density	256.8/sq mi (99.15/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47993
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	2806525 [2]

Marshfield is a small unincorporated community in Steuben Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. ^[2]

History

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. ^[3] 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. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	41		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

Education

It is in the Metropolitan School District of Warren County. ^[7]

• 
  Map from 1877 Warren County Atlas
• 
  Aerial view looking to the southwest

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marshfield, Indiana
3. Baker, Ronald L.; Carmony, Marvin (1975). Indiana Place Names. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 98.
4. A History of Warren County, Indiana. Warren County Historical Society. 1966.
5. "Warren County Transportation/Utilities". Warren County Local Economic Development Organization. Archived from the original on November 13, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Warren County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 6, 2025. - Text list