Marshfield
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Looking southwest toward town at dusk
Looking southwest toward town at dusk
Marshfield is located in Warren County, Indiana
Marshfield
Marshfield
Marshfield is located in Indiana
Marshfield
Marshfield
Marshfield is located in the United States
Marshfield
Marshfield
Coordinates: 40°15′02″N 87°27′07″W / 40.25056°N 87.45194°W / 40.25056; -87.45194
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWarren
TownshipSteuben
Founded1857
Named forMarshfield, Massachusetts
Area
[1]
 • Total0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)
 • Land0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
[2]
692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total41
 • Density256.25/sq mi (99.15/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47993
Area code765
GNIS feature ID2806525[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
CensusPop.Note%±
202041—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 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. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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