Martinsville, Missouri

Martinsville is a village in western Harrison County, Missouri, United States.^[1]^[2]

The community is 2.5 miles east of the Harrison-Gentry county line at the intersection of Missouri routes F and D.^[3] Panther Creek flows past the northwest side of the community and Sampson Creek's headwaters are approximately 1.5 miles to the southwest.^[4]

History

Martinsville was laid out in 1856, and named after Zadoc Martin, the proprietor of a watermill.^[5]^[6] A post office called Martinsville has been in operation since 1868.^[7]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martinsville, Missouri
^ "Classification of Municipalities". 2021-2022 Official Manual, State of Missouri (PDF). 2021. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ 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 June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.