Marshall is a historic unincorporated town in Fauquier County, Virginia. Marshall was originally known as Salem. The town became Marshall after a short lived incorporation. Marshall is named after John Marshall, the former United States Supreme Court Chief Justice. Although Marshall has historically been an agricultural community, sprawl from the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area has let to a recent demographic change, as there are a number of commuters who work in the D.C. area.

Marshall is home to Marshall Middle School which unique amoung the schools in Fauquier County follows the year scheduale for the elemtery rahter than middle schools. It has a different bell scheduale as well. Marshall also is home to the One Room School House PS17 which was the last one room to close in the 1960s. It has been renovated and school groups often visit.

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Fauquier County, Virginia | Geography of Virginia | Unincorporated communities in Virginia