Martin, Tennessee, United States

🇺🇸 Martin is a city in Weakley County, Tennessee, United States. The city is the home of the University of Tennessee at Martin.

History Martin is named for Captain William Martin. William Martin was born in Halifax County, Virginia in 1806, and moved to Weakley County, Tennessee with his wife Sarah in 1832. Captain Martin prospered through tobacco farming and began working to establish a railroad connection in what would later become Martin in 1852. It was not until after his death in 1859 that his sons, led primarily by George W. Martin, persuaded the Mississippi Central Railroad to locate a connection with the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad in what would become Martin, Tennessee in 1872.

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.4 square miles (32 km²), of which 12.4 square miles (32 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.32%) is water.

Major roads and highways • U.S. Route 45E (Elm St., Lindell St.) • State Route 22 • State Route 431 (Main Street, University Street) • State Route 43 (Skyhawk Parkway).

Media: Print • Weakley County Press

Media: Radio • WCMT-AM 1410 100.5FM • WCMT-FM 101.3 • WUTM-FM 90.3 • (WCDZ FM 95.1 and 102.9FM) • WCMT-AM 1410 "your best friend"

Points of interest • University of Tennessee at Martin • University of Tennessee Botanical Gardens • Westview High School (Tennessee) • Tennessee Soybean Festival • C. E. Weldon Public Library.