Welcome to Martha ...

Martha is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Martha, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Martha is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Martha: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Martha ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Martha - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan (2), New Jersey, 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.

• Thomasville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <5>
• Asheboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asheboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheboro
  • Asheboro is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheboro <5>
• Lexington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Trinity
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <5>
• Randleman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randleman
  • Randleman is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randleman <5>
• Troy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Badin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badin
  • Badin is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badin <5>
• Denton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <5>
• Star
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Star is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <5>
• New London
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <5>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Martha ...

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

Adding Martha to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Martha 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 Martha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Martha post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Martha.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Randolph County: www.co.randolph.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/