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]
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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. 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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