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History · Martinton

Martinton’s post office opened in 1873, and 56% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Martinton began

When was Martinton founded?

1873

The Martinton post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 334153 years
Founding year: the first Martinton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Martinton’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Martinton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Martinton’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Martinton, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Martinton yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Martinton is a village in Martinton Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 334 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1873. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 381 to 334 (-12%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Martinton, decade by decade

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Martinton post office 609512015Martinton post office 60951Martinton elevator2015Martinton elevatorMartinton Main at Second2015Martinton Main at SecondIL1nRoadSign-Martinton2013IL1nRoadSign-MartintonMartinton Illinois water tower2007Martinton Illinois water tower
Famous people

Famous people close to Martinton

Nobody well known was born in Martinton itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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P. C. CastAmerican writer · b. 1960
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Henry BaconAmerican architect · b. 1866
Rex EverhartAmerican actor, singer · b. 1920
Fern AndraAmerican actress · b. 1893
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Craig CalhounAmerican sociologist · b. 1952
Vaughn WalkerAmerican judge · b. 1944

Questions about Martinton’s history

What year was Martinton founded?

The Martinton post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (5), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.