Martinsburg, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Loutre Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65264. The Survey maps it on the Martinsburg quadrangle. 251 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 810 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMartinsburg fell from 304 to 251 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 304 | |
| 2020 | 251 | -53 (-17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1890 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1890 USGS Perry quadrangle1:125000
- 1942 USGS Wellsville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1973 USGS Martinsburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
1,115 words on this townshipHistory of Audrain County, Missouri : Written and Compiled from the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History of Its Townships, Towns and Villages; Together with ... Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens .., published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Loutre Township covers its area, water courses, old settlers, residents of the township in 1848, benton, its history.
Read the chapter on Loutre Township - 1,115 words.
Fires near this place
5 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Martinsburg between 1994 and 2020, burning about 27 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 200536-01420-03062020-1425 |
| 12 March 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 January 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177301-01420-01282018-1206 |
| 19 January 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Martinsburg: 13 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Martinsburg Limestone Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Aubuchon Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Christy Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Martinsburg in 7 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Martinsburg | $50,000 | In Madison County, the tornado mostly caused tree damage. The only structural damage was to a residence and an outbuilding on Highway C. From there, the tornado continued northeast before dissipating between the St. Francois River and Madison 418 at approximately 10:57 PM. In Madison County the tornado was rated EF-1 with a path length of 6.75 miles and a maximum path width of 770 yards. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Martinsburg | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines across Franklin County. Several vehicle accidents along I-44 were reported at this time as well. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Martinsburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Martinsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Martinsburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotts Corner | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Culiver | 6.3 miles | 16 | |
| Benton City | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Rices Corner | 8.1 miles | 16 | |
| Rush Hill | 8.4 miles | 15 | |
| Hickory Creek (historical) | 9.0 miles | 16 | |
| Laddonia | 9.7 miles | 15 | |
| Vandiver | 11.2 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Martinsburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q954803 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729549. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






