Martinsville, Missouri

Martinsville is an unincorporated community 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] It was incorporated for the first time in 1892.^[8] Despite Martinsville being listed as an incorporated village in the Missouri Blue Book published by the Missouri Secretary of State, Martinsville does not seem to be incorporated anymore according to a 2026 MoDOT map of Harrison County.^[9]

Demographics

Martinsville was not included in the 1970 and 1990 U.S. Census.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	108	—
1910	88	−18.5%
1920	78	−11.4%
1930	120	53.8%
1940	119	−0.8%
1950	90	−24.4%
1960	79	−12.2%
1980	44	—
Missouri Census Data Center^[10]

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.
↑ "2023-2024 Official Manual of the State of Missouri". www.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
↑ "Harrison County Map, 2026" (PDF). MoDOT. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
↑ "Missouri Population 1900-1990 (All Incorporated Places)" (PDF). Missouri Census Data Center. University of Missouri Center for Health Policy. Retrieved May 5, 2026.

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

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martinsville, Missouri

[2] "Classification of Municipalities". 2021-2022 Official Manual, State of Missouri (PDF). 2021. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[3] Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, pp. 14 and 20 ISBN 0899332242

[4] New Hampton, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984

[5] Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 171.

[6] "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)

[7] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.

[8] "2023-2024 Official Manual of the State of Missouri". www.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2025.

[MoDOTcnty-9] "Harrison County Map, 2026" (PDF). MoDOT. Retrieved May 5, 2026.

[MCDC-10] "Missouri Population 1900-1990 (All Incorporated Places)" (PDF). Missouri Census Data Center. University of Missouri Center for Health Policy. Retrieved May 5, 2026.

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