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Welcome to Marthaville ...

Marthaville is located in Natchitoches Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marthaville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Marthaville is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Marthaville: 318 & 457<3>

The ZIP code for Marthaville: 71450<4>

Communities Also Named Marthaville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Marthaville - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Marthaville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marthaville ...

Looking for more information about Marthaville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Marthaville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Marthaville.

Adding Marthaville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marthaville 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 (so far) for Marthaville was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marthaville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Natchitoches, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marthaville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Marthaville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Marthaville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Marthaville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Marthaville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.