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Marshville

Ghost town · Thurston County, Washington

Olympia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:62,500)
Olympia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Marshville is a ghost town in Thurston County, Washington. It is one of 3 former communities in Thurston County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Marshville as a historical populated place on the Tumwater 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 47.0520° N, 122.9146° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTumwater
Elevation84 ft
Nearest living townOlympia, WA
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1514922
Coordinates47.05204, -122.91458

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What's there now

Marshville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Olympia, WA (population 55,583), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 84 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Marshville?

Marshville is in Thurston County, Washington, at 47.0520, -122.9146.

How many ghost towns are in Thurston County?

Thurston County, Washington has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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