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Marshfield, Scott County, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°42′33″N 85°46′54″W / 38.70917°N 85.78167°W / 38.70917; -85.78167
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Marshfield
Marshfield is located in Indiana
Marshfield
Marshfield
Marshfield is located in the United States
Marshfield
Marshfield
Coordinates: 38°42′33″N 85°46′54″W / 38.70917°N 85.78167°W / 38.70917; -85.78167
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyScott
TownshipVienna
Elevation535 ft (163 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47170
Area code(s)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

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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

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