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Welcome to New Martinsburg ...

New Martinsburg is located in Fayette County<1>.


The location of New Martinsburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of New 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.

New Martinsburg is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

New Martinsburg is within the (740) area code.

Communities near New Martinsburg ...

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

  • Washington Court House
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Fayette County
  • Wilmington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hillsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sabina
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
    • Sabina is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <4>
  • Leesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Vienna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeffersonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Frankfort
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Martinsburg ...

Looking for more information about New 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 New Martinsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Martinsburg.

Adding New Martinsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New 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 New Martinsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found New Martinsburg on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Martinsburg.

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayette-co-oh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Martinsburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.









 

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