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Welcome to Martinstown ...

Martinstown is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Martinstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Martinstown is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Martinstown: 660

Communities Also Named Martinstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Martinstown - they are located in Iowa and Ohio.

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

Communities near Martinstown ...

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

  • Kirksville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Unionville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <3>
  • Lancaster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Queen City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Queen City is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Green City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
    • Green City is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Moulton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
    • Moulton is located in Appanoose County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Greentop
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Novinger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novinger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
    • Novinger is located in Adair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Cincinnati
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
    • Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Greencastle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Martinstown ...

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

Adding Martinstown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Martinstown post office opened in 1857.

We also found Martinstown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Martinstown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Martinstown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/