Martinsville is an unincorporated community in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. Martinsville is located on the former Illinois Central Gulf Railroad.[2] Martinsville was named for B. F. Martin, a former postmaster.[3]
Martinsville, Mississippi | |
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  Martinsville  Martinsville | |
| Coordinates: 31°47′28″N 90°24′25″W / 31.79111°N 90.40694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Copiah |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
| GNIS feature ID | 692045[1] |
Martinsville was once home to two churches, a school, and lumber mills.[4]
A post office operated under the name Martinsville from 1868 to 1964.[5]
During the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878, Martinsville was quarantined for three months and had no diagnosed cases of yellow fever.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Martinsville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Martinsville, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "Old Towns in Copiah". The MS GenWeb Project. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 175.
- ^ "Copiah County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ Biennial Report of the Departments and Benevolent Institutions of the State of Mississippi for the Years ... J.L. Power, State Printer. 1880. p. 131.
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