Welcome to Martwick ...

Martwick is located in Muhlenberg County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Martwick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Martwick is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Martwick lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Martwick, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Martwick is within the boundaries of the (270) area code.

Communities near Martwick ...

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

• Central City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
• Greenville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Beaver Dam
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Beaver Dam is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Dam <4>
• Hartford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
• Morgantown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
• Livermore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• Powderly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
  • Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <4>
• Calhoun
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Former names for Calhoun:
  • Calhoon
  • Fort Vienna
  • Vienna Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <4>
• Drakesboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesboro
  • Drakesboro is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakesboro <4>
• Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Island is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Martwick ...

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

Adding Martwick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Martwick 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 Martwick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Martwick post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Martwick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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