Martinsville, Missouri
Martinsville is an unincorporated community in western Harrison County, Missouri, United States.[1]
The community is 2.5 miles east of the Harrison-Gentry county line at the intersection of Missouri routes F and D.[2] Panther Creek flows past the northwest side of the community and Sampson Creek's headwaters are approximately 1.5 miles to the southwest.[3]
History[]
Martinsville was laid out in 1856, and named after Zadoc Martin, the proprietor of a watermill.[4][5] A post office called Martinsville has been in operation since 1868.[6]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martinsville, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, pp. 14 and 20 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ New Hampton, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 171.
- ^ "Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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Coordinates: 40°20′19″N 94°09′42″W / 40.33861°N 94.16167°W
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