Martinsburg, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

38°26′38″N 86°01′34″W / 38.44389°N 86.02611°W / 38.44389; -86.02611CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWashingtonTownship JacksonElevation

^[1]

820 ft (250 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

47165

Area code(s)812, 930FIPS code18-47430^[2]GNIS feature ID438682^[1]

Martinsburg is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Washington County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

History

Martinsburg was founded in 1818 by Dr. Abner Martin, and named for him.^[3]

A post office was established at Martinsburg in 1830, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919.^[4]

Martinsburg is located at 38°26′38″N 86°01′34″W / 38.44389°N 86.02611°W / 38.44389; -86.02611.

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martinsburg, Indiana
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 782.
^ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 8, 2016.