Marshfield, Scott County, Indiana

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Marshfield
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Marshfield
Coordinates: 38°42′33″N85°46′54″W / 38.70917°N 85.78167°W / 38.70917; -85.78167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Scott
Township Vienna
Elevation
[1]
535 ft (163 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47170
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID452180 [1]

Marshfield is an extinct town in Vienna Township, Scott County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, about three miles northwest of Scottsburg. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

History

Marshfield functioned as a water stop on the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad. It was the site of the third train robbery in American history in 1868 by the Reno Gang of adjacent Jackson County. An Indiana historical marker marks the location of the robbery. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marshfield, Scott County, Indiana
  2. "MARSHFIELD TRAIN ROBBERY". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved December 4, 2015.