Welcome to Martindale ...

So far, we found very little information about Martindale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Martindale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Martindale, please Contact Us.

Martindale would have been located within present day Mecklenburg County<2>.

The location of Martindale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Martindale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Martindale is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Martindale was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Martindale once stood is in the (704) and (980)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Martindale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Martindale - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland (2), Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Martindale ...

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

• Charlotte
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <6>
• Gastonia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
  • Gastonia is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gastonia <6>
• Huntersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <6>
• Mooresville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <6>
• Matthews
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <6>
• Cornelius
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <6>
• Mint Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
  • Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <6>
• Harrisburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <6>
• Mount Holly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <6>
• Davidson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
  • Davidson is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson <6>

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 Martindale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Martindale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Martindale. 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 Martindale.

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

Adding Martindale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Martindale in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Martindale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Martindale post office opened in 1836.

We also found Martindale in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Martindale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mecklenburg County: www.charmeck.org

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/