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
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martinsville, Missouri
  2. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 171.
  3. "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)
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 October 2016.



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