Marshfield Indiana Map

About Marshfield, Indiana

Marshfield is a locality in Warren County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 41. The population density is 98.9 people per km². Marshfield is located at 40.2512°N, 87.4524°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 47170, 47993.

Marshfield anchors itself firmly in a landscape of expansive, unyielding plains that stretch toward the horizon like a sea of dormant grain. It lies 6.5 miles west-northwest of Fountain, IN (from Fountain, IN: bearing 287°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-northwest of Covington. Chesapeake Creek carves a shallow, meandering path just a mile from the center, its muddy banks providing a persistent, low-slung rhythm to the surrounding fields. Sunlight here possesses a particular, heavy clarity in the late afternoon, striking the soil and turning the tilled earth a deep, bruised purple before the shadows lengthen. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Devils Backbone breaks the otherwise flat continuity of the earth, while the proximity of Coal Hollow suggests the ancient, sunken geography that defines the local bedrock.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Marshfield, dictating the seasonal migration of machinery and the quiet, methodical labor of those who work the mosaic of woodlots and open acreage. Local heritage is tethered to the slow accumulation of generations who have navigated the nearby Gladys and Al Wright Rock Creek Nature Preserve, a space where the dense thickets offer a sanctuary from the rigid geometry of the surrounding farms. While the allure of Desmond Able Lake draws occasional visitors seeking the stillness of deeper waters, the life of the inhabitants remains tethered to the brick facades and the utilitarian architecture of the interior. Life moves with an internal consistency, marked by the changing temper of the crops and the enduring, quiet weight of the land under a vast, cloud-swept sky.

About This Marshfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Marshfield, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.251245, -87.452381. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Marshfield includes the ZIP code (47170, 47993), telephone area code (317, 765), county seat of Warren County (Williamsport), and school district assignment (Warren County Metropolitan School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.