WayfarrowMarshall
Ghost town · Ringgold County, Iowa
Marshall is a ghost town in Ringgold County, Iowa. It is one of 5 former communities in Ringgold County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Marshall as a historical populated place on the Benton topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.7250° N, 94.3280° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Benton |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,092 ft |
| Nearest living town | Benton, IA |
| Distance to it | 2.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 465452 |
| Coordinates | 40.72499, -94.32801 |
What's there now
Marshall is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Benton, IA (population 23), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,092 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Mortimerghost town · Ringgold County · 11 mi
- Caledoniaghost town · Ringgold County · 11.1 mi
- Ringgoldghost town · Ringgold County · 12.1 mi
- Leeghost town · Ringgold County · 14.8 mi
- Adamsghost town · Worth County · 15 mi
- Iona Cityghost town · Worth County · 15.5 mi
- Shepardghost town · Union County · 20.5 mi
- Afton Junctionghost town · Union County · 22.8 mi
- Barrellghost town · Decatur County · 24.2 mi
- Togoghost town · Decatur County · 24.3 mi
- Mount Pisgahghost town · Union County · 24.4 mi
- Icaridghost town · Adams County · 26.5 mi
Questions
Where is Marshall?
Marshall is in Ringgold County, Iowa, at 40.7250, -94.3280.
How many ghost towns are in Ringgold County?
Ringgold County, Iowa has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.