THE MARTINSBURG LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Tug Hill Transition setting.
Martinsburg town has 75.4 square miles of land in Lewis County. Its Census reference point is in Tug Hill Transition, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Martinsburg and Lewis County
Martinsburg is associated with Lewis County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Martinsburg by land and water
The Census records 0.31 square miles of water within Martinsburg, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points lower than the 1.2% recorded for Lewis County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Martinsburg town has 39.7 times the land area of nearby Lowville village (1.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

