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History · Martinsdale Colony

The history of Martinsdale Colony

Below: maps from 1886 on.

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What stands out about Martinsdale Colony’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Martinsdale Colony are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18867 editions of the USGS map, 1886 to 1972. Watch Martinsdale Colony change.
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On the map

Martinsdale Colony on the map, 1886 to 1972

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Martinsdale Colony. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Martinsdale Colony on the 1886 USGS mapMartinsdale Colony on the 1894 USGS mapMartinsdale Colony on the 1902 USGS mapMartinsdale Colony on the 1948 USGS mapMartinsdale Colony on the 1958 USGS mapMartinsdale Colony on the 1961 USGS mapMartinsdale Colony on the 1972 USGS map1886Little Belt Mts sheet · 1:250,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Martinsdale Colony.

The story so far

Martinsdale Colony, in brief

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

Martinsdale Colony is a Hutterite community and census-designated place (CDP) in Wheatland County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Martinsdale Colony had a population of 97. It is on the western edge of the county, bordered to the west by Meagher County and 4 miles (6 km) northeast of the unincorporated community of Martinsdale. The Musselshell River forms the southern edge of the CDP. U.S. Route 12 runs through the southern part of the CDP, leading east 22 miles (35 km) to Harlowton, the Wheatland county seat, and west 36 miles (58 km) to White Sulphur Springs. The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Martinsdale Colony

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

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Ivan DoigAmerican author and novelist known for his seve… · b. 1939
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Emmanuel Taylor GordonAmerican musician · b. 1893
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

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Gauglerville Schoolschool
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Gauglerville

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.