THE MARSHALL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Broad Basins setting.
Marshall town has 3.98 square miles of land in Madison County. Its Census reference point is in Broad Basins, within Blue Ridge.
Forested ridges, plateaus and high mountains extend through the Blue Ridge. Elevation, rainfall and sheltered coves create marked differences in forest communities across short distances.
Regional context: Blue Ridge ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Marshall and Madison County
Marshall is associated with Madison County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Marshall by land and water
The Census records 0.22 square miles of water within Marshall, or 5.2% of its total area. It is 4.8 percentage points higher than the 0.4% recorded for Madison County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Marshall town has 1.9 times the land area of nearby Mars Hill town (2.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

