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Marshall, Virginia
Census-designated place
Main Street in Marshall
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Coordinates: 38°51′53″N 77°51′28″W / 38.86472°N 77.85778°W / 38.86472; -77.85778
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Fauquier
Area
• Total	2.89 sq mi (7.49 km)
• Land	2.88 sq mi (7.47 km)
• Water	0.008 sq mi (0.02 km)
Elevation	685 ft (209 m)
Population
• Total	1,480
• Density	513/sq mi (198.1/km)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	20115
FIPS code	51-49656
GNIS feature ID	1495902

Marshall is a census-designated place (CDP) in northwestern Fauquier County, Virginia, in the United States. The population as of 2024, was 3,292.

History

Marshall was originally known as "Salem". It became Marshall after a short-lived incorporation. It is named after John Marshall, the former United States Supreme Court Chief Justice who grew up at Oak Hill in nearby Delaplane.

Marshall is home to the Fauquier Heritage and Preservation Foundation, as well as the Number 18 School in Marshall, which was the last one-room school in Fauquier County. Originally a whites-only schoolhouse, it was a blacks-only schoolhouse until it closed in the 1960s as a result of desegregation. It has been restored, and school groups often visit.

The Ashville Historic District, Marshall Historic District, Morgantown Historic District, Number 18 School in Marshall, and Waveland are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Marshall is centered along State Route 55 between two exits on Interstate 66. Via I-66 it is 50 miles (80 km) east to Washington, D.C., and 20 miles (32 km) west to Front Royal, Virginia. U.S. Route 17 runs south from Marshall 12 miles (19 km) to Warrenton, the Fauquier County seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Marshall CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km), or 0.23%, is water. The community sits on a low watershed divide: the north and west sides of town drain north toward Goose Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River, while the south side drains south via Carter Run to the Rappahannock River.

Although Marshall has historically been an agricultural community, its designation as one of nine service districts within Fauquier County, and the only one in northern Fauquier County, has resulted in a unique set of business and professional service offerings to the mostly equestrian and agricultural interests in the surrounding region.

Notable people

• Thomas N. Frost (died 1969), member of the Virginia House of Delegates

See also

• Fresta Valley Christian School

References

1. "Marshall, Virginia Population". Retrieved September 10, 2024.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Marshall CDP, Virginia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
4. Fauquier County service districts Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Rep. Frost Dies During Richmond Visit". The Bee. September 19, 1969. p. 4. Retrieved September 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• John Marshall Library
• Fauquier Heritage and Preservation Foundation

v t e Municipalities and communities of Fauquier County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Warrenton
Towns	Remington The Plains Warrenton
CDPs	Bealeton Calverton Catlett Marshall Midland New Baltimore Opal Paris Rectortown Upperville
Other communities	Airlie Atoka Belle Meade Belvoir Bleak Bristersburg Broad Run‡ Casanova Delaplane Elk Run Germantown Goldvein Halfway Hopewell Hume Liberty Linden‡ Markham Morrisville Old Tavern Orlean Somerville Sumerduck Vint Hill Farms Station
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