Marshall is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in central Marshall Township

Marshall Township, Highland County, Ohio

Marshall Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,008 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

, Highland County

Highland County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 40,875 people, 15,587 households, and 11,394 families residing in the county. The population density was 74 people per square mile . There were 17,583 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 124

Ohio State Route 124

State Route 124 is an east–west state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at State Route 134 nearly southeast of Martinsville, and its eastern terminus is near the unincorporated village of Torch at the concurrency of U.S. Route 50, State Route...

 and 506

Ohio State Route 506

Ohio State Route 506 ' is an east–west state route in southern Ohio. Existing entirely in eastern Highland County, OH 506 has its western terminus at OH 124 in the hamlet of Marshall...

. Rocky Fork Lake, the site of Rocky Fork State Park

Rocky Fork State Park

Rocky Fork State Park is a state park in Highland County, Ohio, United States. Rocky Fork State Park contains the Rocky Fork Lake. The lake was added to the state park system in 1950....

, is located 2 miles (3 km) to the north. It lies 7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of the city of Hillsboro

Hillsboro, Ohio

Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,605 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hillsboro is located at ....

, the county seat

County seat

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of Highland County.
The Marshall High School Red Flashes were the Class B State Basketball Champions in 1928. As a result, the gymnasium at the former high/elementary school was constructed in 1931.