Welcome to Martinsville ...

Martinsville is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Martinsville is located in Nacogdoches County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Martinsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Martinsville is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Martinsville lies within the (936) area code.

The ZIP code for Martinsville: 75958<3>

Communities Also Named Martinsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Martinsville - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Martinsville ...

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

• Nacogdoches
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacogdoches
  • Nacogdoches is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nacogdoches <4>
• Center
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
• San Augustine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Augustine
  • San Augustine is located in San Augustine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Augustine <4>
• Timpson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
  • Timpson is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <4>
• Garrison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Garrison is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <4>
• Appleby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
  • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Chireno
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chireno
  • Chireno is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chireno <4>
• Swift
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
• Attoyac
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
  • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
• Arcadia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Shelby County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Martinsville ...

Looking for more information about Martinsville? 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 Martinsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Martinsville.

Adding Martinsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Martinsville 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 Martinsville was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Martinsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nacogdoches County: www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/