A visit to the Martin Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Martin Grove Cemetery:
33.0251, -86.0219
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Martin Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Martin Grove Cemetery is located in Coosa County<2>.
The county seat for Coosa County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Martin Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Martin Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Martin Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Martin Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Marietta Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Old Marietta Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Marietta Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Bice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bice Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bice Cemetery
- Goodwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
- Crestview Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Kellyton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kellyton Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Gardens is located outside and to the south of Kellyton.
- Greenview Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- O'Neil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The O'Neil Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the O'Neil Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Goodwater.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329698 <5>
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Socapatoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Socapatoy Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socapatoy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Socapatoy Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Kellyton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26361 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kennedy - Christian - Sasser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Doctor Kellys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Carver Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Level Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunny Level Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Level Cemetery
- Craft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Craft Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Cemetery
- Hackneyville Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hackneyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hackneyville Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville Cemetery
- Dillard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dillard Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Martin Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Martin Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kellyton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Goodwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hackneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Alexander City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Hollins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Fishpond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Hissop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Cowpens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Millerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cottage Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Stewartville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Rockford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nixburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Our Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- New Site
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Goldville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Jacksons' Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harkins Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Oldfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Sylacauga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weogufka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Mignon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Martin Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexander City
- Goodwater
- Mignon
- Rockford
- Sylacauga
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Coosa 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #161734 (Martin Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #161734 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: Coosa
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goodwater
- Location given for Martin Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0251206 Lon: -86.0219113
- 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 Coosa, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Martin Grove 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. |
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