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MARTINSVILLE, TEXAS

Nacogdoches County, East Texas

31° 38' 34" N, 94° 24' 51" W (31.642778, -94.414167)
State Highway 7 and FM 95
About 14 Miles E of Nacogdoches
Population: 126 (2000, 1990)

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Martinsville TX - Post Office
Martinsville, TX 75958
Photo Courtesy Barclay Gibson, November 2010
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History in a Pecan Shell

Once known as Martin’s Mill or Martin’s City, the community dates from the 1850s when former Alabaman John Martin, M.D. settled here and started a plantation.

Dr. Martin did indeed build a mill – and when a post office was applied for in 1867, it was rejected due to another community using the name. It was quickly resubmitted as Martinsville, which was accepted. It remained open until 1888. At that time the community reported a mere 40 residents which increased to 200 by 1929.

During the worst of the Great Depression, Martinville supported ten businesses although the population declined by half to 100 residents.

Postwar prosperity closed most of Martinsville’s business although the population remained at 100. It has been designated a “dispersed rural community” with 126 people reported for 1990 and 2000.
Martinsville Tx Road Sign
Martinsville Road Sign
Photos Courtesy Barclay Gibson, November 2010
Martinsville TX Collapsed Barn
Collapsed Barn
Photo Courtesy Barclay Gibson, November 2010

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Martinsville, Texas Nearby Towns:
Nacogdoches | San Augustine | Lufkin
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