These are some of the towns that were platted in Martin County, the dates on which they were platted, and some of their early founders. This information is from Harry Q. Holt's History of Martin County, Vol II and is made available with the kind permission of the family.

Founders              Town Name               Date Platted

Philip Davis          Mount Pleasant          1817 Julius Johnson  John Reily

William Harris        Greenwich               1818

Caleb Fellows         Hindostan               1819 John Meriam  Frederick Sholts

William Huston        Harrisonville           1837

John P. Davis         Natchez                 1839

Joel Halbert          Memphis (Shoals)        1844 Mason J. Sherman

William Van Zandt     West Harrisonville      1845

George R. Proctor     Hillsborough            1845

John Wilson           Independence            1849

William Harryman      Lynn (Mountain Springs) 1849 Reuben Raney

Sheldon Fish         Pleasant Valley          1850 George Snodgrass

Christian Keck       Kecksville               1852

Isom Dougherty       McCormickstown           1853

Thomas N. Gootee     Loogootee                1853 (Platted as city in 1903)

Wilson Chenoweth     West Shoals              1867 Henry Henley  R.D. Stephens

Benjamin P. Devol    Ironton                  1873

Alfred Sims          Burns City               1889 Richard Williams

Levi Sims            Indian Springs           1889

Sarah Holder         Cale City                1889 Johnette and George Martin 

Oran B. and          Blankenship              1892 Mary J. Blankenship

U.S. Government      Crane                    1943 (not platted by lots)

Donald Burch         Scenic Hill              1945 Fred Wilkinson

Oliver Shively       Ridge View               1946

Villages often developed around churches, stores, and mills.Below are some early villages:

Early Leader         Village Name            Date

Whitfield Force      Whitfield               1820

Robert McNutt        Yenne                   1824

McClellan Jones      Rusk                    1838

James Powell         Powell Valley           1845 Richard Anderson

David Borland        Sargent                 1847

Isaac Haller         Windom                  1847 George Waggoner

Henry Terrell        Willow Valley           1850 James Fletcher  Edwin Elliott

Arthur D. Hastings   Mount Olive             1853 Lewis R. Williams

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