Welcome to Martha ...
So far, we found very little information about Martha. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Martha to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Martha, please Contact Us.
Martha would have been located within present day Howard County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Martha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Martha is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Martha was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Martha was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Martha ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Martha - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan (2), New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Martha.
Communities near Martha ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Martha.
- De Queen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Murfreesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dierks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lockesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lockesburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Tollette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tollette is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Gillham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gillham is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Ben Lomond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
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 Martha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Martha.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Martha. 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 Martha.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Martha. See our Newspapers Page for Martha.
Adding Martha to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Martha 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 (so far) for Martha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Martha post office opened in 1892. The Martha post office closed in 1920.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Martha.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Martha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Martha - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Martha area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Martha area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |