Welcome to Martinsburg ...

Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Martinsburg, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Martinsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Martinsburg is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Martinsburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Martinsburg: (301) & (240)<4>

Websites for Martinsburg ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Martinsburg, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Martinsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Martinsburg - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Martinsburg.

Communities near Martinsburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Martinsburg.

• Frederick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Rockville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Gaithersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <5>
• Leesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• Herndon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
• Purcellville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <5>
• Brunswick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Poolesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
  • Poolesville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <5>
• Middletown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Lovettsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovettsville
  • Lovettsville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovettsville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Martinsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Martinsburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Martinsburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martinsburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Martinsburg. See our Newspapers Page for Martinsburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Martinsburg ...

Looking for more information about Martinsburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Martinsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Martinsburg.

Adding Martinsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Martinsburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Martinsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Martinsburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Martinsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Martinsburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/