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Martinsburg

Ghost town · Ripley County, Missouri

Acorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Acorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Martinsburg is a ghost town in Ripley County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Ripley County, Missouri. It is one of 8 former communities in Ripley County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Martinsburg as a historical populated place on the Oxly topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.5878° N, 90.6907° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOxly
Elevation334 ft
Nearest living townOxly, MO
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID735256
Coordinates36.58784, -90.69067

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What's there now

Martinsburg is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oxly, MO (population 25), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 334 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Martinsburg?

Martinsburg is in Ripley County, Missouri, at 36.5878, -90.6907.

How many ghost towns are in Ripley County?

Ripley County, Missouri has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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