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Martinsville Speedway Tower In 2011
Martinsville is the name of several places: * Martinsville, New South Wales, Australia United States * Martinsville, Illinois * Martinsville, Indiana * Martinsville, Clinton County, Indiana * Martinsville, Mississippi * Martinsville, Missouri * Martinsville, New Jersey * Martinsville, Ohio * Martinsville, Texas * Martinsville, Virginia ** Martinsville Speedway, a NASCAR race track near the namesake city in Virginia * Martinsville, Wisconsin See also * Martinsville High School (other) * New Martinsville, West Virginia * Martensville Martensville is a city located in Saskatchewan, Canada, just north of Saskatoon, and southwest of Clarkboro Ferry which crosses the South Saskatchewan River. It is a bedroom community of Saskatoon. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of ..., Saskatchewan, Canada * Martinsburg (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinsville, New South Wales
Martinsville is a small town near Morisset and west of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the West Ward of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area. It was first settled by Europeans between 1861 and 1866. The first industry in the area was timber. The public school opened in 1878, but this was eventually closed and pupils transferred to Cooranbong Community School. The town sits in a small valley at the base of the Watagan Mountains. References * ''Cooranbong, first town in Lake Macquarie, 1827–1997: a history including Martinsville and Dora Creek'' by Michael Chamberlain Michael Leigh Chamberlain (27 February 1944 – 9 January 2017) was a New Zealand-Australian writer, teacher and pastor falsely implicated in the August 1980 death of his missing daughter Azaria, which was later demonstrated to be the result ...description. External links History of Martinsville(Lake Macquarie City Library) Suburbs of Lake Macquarie 1861 es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinsville, Illinois
Martinsville is a city in Clark County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,118 at the 2020 census. Geography Martinsville is located at (39.338369, -87.881940). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Martinsville has a total area of , of which (or 98.63%) is land and (or 1.37%) is water. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 1,118 people, 526 households, and 376 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 521 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.17% White, 0.09% African American, 0.09% Asian, 0.98% from other races, and 3.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.33% of the population. There were 526 households, out of which 57.41% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.16% were married couples living together, 14.64% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.52% were non-families. 26.05% of all households were made up of indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinsville, Indiana
Martinsville is a city in Washington Township, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 11,828 at the 2010 United States Census. The city is the county seat of Morgan County. History Martinsville was founded in 1822. It is said to be named for John Martin, a county commissioner. A post office has been in operation at Martinsville since 1823. The Morgan County Courthouse, completed in 1859, features a red brick and Italianate design, and is one of the few pre-Civil War courthouses in Indiana. Architect Isaac Hodgson designed the courthouse, and it was built by Perry Magnus Blankenship. Hodgson designed six Indiana courthouses including Jennings County Courthouse (1859), Morgan County (1857), Henry County Courthouse, Bartholomew County Courthouse (1871), and his largest in Marion County, in Indianapolis. In 1899, Eugene Shireman, a Martinsville entrepreneur, turned his swamp land into fisheries and started Grassyfork Fisheries. Once dubbed the "Goldfish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinsville, Clinton County, Indiana
Mortonsville, also known as Martinsville, is an extinct small town in Forest Township, Clinton County, Indiana in the United States. In 1860 it gained a post office with Martin Davis as the first postmaster and, though on a contract route and not appearing in the official list of U.S. post offices, served the community for a number of years. When the Clover Leaf railroad was built through the township it bypassed Martinsville and established instead a station at Forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ... about two miles away, leading to the town's demise. Geography A 1913 history of Clinton County gives Martinsville's position as "at the northeast corner of section seventeen" in Forest Township. References {{authority control Former populated places in Clinto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinsville, Mississippi
Martinsville is an unincorporated community in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States. Martinsville is located on the former Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. Martinsville was named for B. F. Martin, a former postmaster. Martinsville was once home to two churches, a school, and lumber mills. A post office operated under the name Martinsville from 1868 to 1964. During the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878, Martinsville was quarantined for three months and had no diagnosed cases of yellow fever Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration. In most cases, symptoms include fever, chills, loss of appetite, nausea, muscle pains – particularly in the back – and headaches. Symptoms typically improve within five days. In .... References Unincorporated communities in Copiah County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{CopiahCountyMS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinsville, Missouri
Martinsville is an unincorporated community in western Harrison County, Missouri, United States. The community is 2.5 miles east of the Harrison-Gentry county line at the intersection of Missouri routes F and D. Panther Creek flows past the northwest side of the community and Sampson Creek's headwaters are approximately 1.5 miles to the southwest. History Martinsville was laid out in 1856, and named after Zadoc Martin, the proprietor of a watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of .... A post office called Martinsville has been in operation since 1868. References Unincorporated communities in Harrison County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{HarrisonCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinsville, New Jersey
Martinsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Bridgewater Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Somerset County, New Jersey , . Accessed February 11, 2013. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinsville, Ohio
Martinsville is a village in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 463 at the 2010 census. History Martinsville was platted in 1816. By 1833, Martinsville had 75 inhabitants. In 2013, prosecutors charged a former Martinsville council president and a village administrator with stealing more than $100,000 from the village. Geography Martinsville is located at (39.323042, -83.811003). The village lies along State Route 28 west of New Vienna and east of Midland. SR 28 intersects SR 134 just east of Martinsville, connecting the area to Wilmington a few miles to the north. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 463 people, 149 households, and 118 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 166 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.1% White, 1.3% African American, 0. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinsville, Texas
Martinsville is an unincorporated community in Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... The Martinsville Independent School District serves area students. References Unincorporated communities in Nacogdoches County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{NacogdochesCountyTX-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinsville, Virginia
Martinsville is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,485. A community of both Southside and Southwest Virginia, it is the county seat of Henry County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Martinsville with Henry County for statistical purposes. Martinsville is the principal city of the Martinsville Micropolitan Statistical Area, with a population of 73,346 as of the 2000 census. The paper clip-shaped Martinsville Speedway, the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series at and one of the first paved "speedways", is located just outside the city near the town of Ridgeway. History Martinsville was founded by American Revolutionary War General, Native American agent and explorer Joseph Martin, born in Albemarle County. He developed his plantation ''Scuffle Hill'' on the banks of the Smith River near the present-day southern city li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing short track in Ridgeway, Virginia, just south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in stock car racing, being built in 1947 by partners H. Clay Earles, Henry Lawrence, and Sam Rice, nearly a year before NASCAR was officially formed. It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only oval track on the NASCAR circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways and concrete to cover the turns. Layout The track is often referred to as paper clip-shaped and is banked only 12° in the turns. The combination of long straightaways and flat, narrow turns makes hard braking going into turns and smooth acceleration exiting turns a must. The track was paved in 1955 and in 1956 it hosted its first 500-lap event. By the 1970s, a combination of high- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinsville, Wisconsin
Martinsville is an unincorporated community located in the town of Springfield, Dane County, Wisconsin Dane County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 561,504, making it the second-most populous county in Wisconsin. The county seat is Madison, which is also the state capital. Dane County is the ..., United States. Gallery St. Martin Catholic Church, Martinsville, WI.JPG, St. Martin Catholic Church The Keg, Martinsville, WI.JPG, The Keg, a local bar Notes Unincorporated communities in Dane County, Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin {{DaneCountyWI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
