A visit to the Martin Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Martin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Martin Cemetery:
32.5796, -87.1128
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Martin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Martin Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<3> to the east of the Martin Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Martin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Martin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Suttle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Suttle Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle Cemetery
- Ocmulgee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Osburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Osburn Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Barron - Wells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crossroad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Cemetery
- Farrer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Farrer Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrer Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Childers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Swann Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Swann Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann Cemetery
- Ivey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Pernell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pernell Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernell Cemetery
- Valley Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Valley Creek Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Martin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Martin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Suttle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Augustin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Valley Grande
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Vilula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Sprott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Harrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Marion Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
- Sunset Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
- Selma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Jones
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Vine Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Plantersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Riderville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Burnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Oakmulgee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Bethlehem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Stanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Jericho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Browns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Martin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Martin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Martin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lee County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Martin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138224 (Martin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138224 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Lee
- Est. Elev: 93 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Summerfield
- Location given for Martin Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.579577 Lon: -87.1127713
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Martin Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |