Martinsville, Missouri

Martinsville is an unincorporated community in western Harrison County, Missouri, United States.^[1]

History

Martinsville was laid out in 1856, and named after Zadoc Martin, the proprietor of a watermill.^[2]^[3] A post office called Martinsville has been in operation since 1868.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martinsville, Missouri
↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 171.
↑ "Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Bethany

Cities	Bethany Cainsville Gilman City‡ New Hampton Ridgeway

Villages	Blythedale Eagleville Mount Moriah

Townships	Adams Bethany Butler Clay Colfax Cypress Dallas Fox Creek Grant Hamilton Jefferson Lincoln Madison Marion Sherman Sugar Creek Trail Creek Union Washington White Oak

Unincorporated communities	Akron Andover Blue Ridge Bolton Brooklyn Hatfield Martinsville Matkins Mitchellville Pawnee Pleasant Ridge Washington Center

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°20′19″N 94°09′42″W / 40.33861°N 94.16167°W / 40.33861; -94.16167

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