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Martin County History
Located in the hills of Eastern
Kentucky, Martin County lies in the heart of the
Appalachian Mountains. It is surrounded by Pike,
Floyd, Johnson and Lawrence counties. It is a
prohibition or
dry county,
which means that alcohol sales are prohibited in
all areas of the county. According to the United
States Census Bureau, the city has a total area
of 0.7 square miles (1.7 kmē), all of it land.
Martin County was named for Congressman John
Preston Martin. Martin was born on October 11,
1811 near Jonesville, VA. He moved to
Prestonsburg,
Floyd
County, Kentucky in 1828. He
served in the State House of Representatives
from 1841 through 1843.Martin
served in the
29th United
States Congress from 1845
through 1847. He was not a candidate for
re-nomination. He served in the Kentucky State
Senate from 1855 through 1859, and was a
delegate to the Democratic National Convention
in 1856. He died in Prestonburg on December 23,
1862. He is buried in May Cemetery.
Inez is the county seat with a
population of 466 in the 2000 census, and also
includes the cities of Beauty, Job, Lovely,
Laura, Pilgrim, Tomahawk and Warfield. The
entire population for the county per the 2000
census was 12,578.
The school systems of Martin County include
three elementary schools: Eden Elementary, Inez
Elementary, and Warfield Elementary. There are
two middle schools Warfield and Inez Middle
schools as well as one high school, Sheldon
Clark High School.
Even though Martin County has always been
heavily dependent on natural resources such as
coal, natural gas and timber to survive, many
other family owned businesses have thrived in
the community for years. The Big Sandy facility
of the Federal Bureau of Prisons also employees
hundreds of local residents.
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