Martinsville, Missouri Explained

Martinsville is a village 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2021-2022 Official Manual, State of Missouri. Classification of Municipalities. Missouri Secretary of State. 2021.
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, pp. 14 and 20
  3. New Hampton, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  4. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1916 . 171.
  5. Web site: Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . October 3, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070336/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_harrison.html . June 24, 2016 .
  6. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . October 3, 2016.

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