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:
34.7531, -86.8544
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 Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the west northwest of the Martin Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Martin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Martin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Menefee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Menefee Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menefee Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Isom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Isom Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Cemetery
- Cambridge Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Polly Malone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Polly Malone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Malone Cemetery
- Parker Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Church Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Church Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Glover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Donaldson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Donaldson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson Cemetery
- McClellan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McClellan Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Cemetery
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Toney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Toney Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Pike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pike Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
- Nick Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Nick Davis Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nick Davis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Garner ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Fairmount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Capshaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Country Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Tanner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Mina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mooresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Monrovia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Center Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Orrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harris Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Harvest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Rideout Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Hay's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Swancott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Triana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Toney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
- Elkmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Caro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
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 Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Martin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Decatur
- Elkmont
- Madison
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Limestone 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 #152236 (Martin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #152236 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Capshaw
- Location given for Martin Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7531457 Lon: -86.8544472
- 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 Limestone, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |