Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Martling (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Martling. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Martling is located in Marshall County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Martling. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martling:
- Marshall County (The home county of Martling)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martling, with the one closest to Martling listed first.
- Peters ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Hustleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Rayburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Columbus City Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Mid ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- North ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Wyeth City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Columbus City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Albertville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rabbit Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Guntersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Gregory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martling, with the one closest to Martling listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Highmound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Bright Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Snead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Brooksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Craig
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Wynnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Birdie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Bird ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martling, with the one closest to Martling listed first.
- Sand Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martling, with the one closest to Martling listed first.
- Joppa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martling, with the one closest to Martling listed first.
- Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Chigger Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Grove Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Rains ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Geraldine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Crossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Hix ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Rodentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Floy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Gibson Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martling, with the one closest to Martling listed first.
- Sardis City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Greer ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Mountainboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Whitesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Carlisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Aurora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Yancy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Duck Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Keener
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Egypt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Crudup
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Howelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martling, with the one closest to Martling listed first.
- Langston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Rock City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Aspel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Section
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Lim Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Dutton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Larkinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Scottsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martling, with the one closest to Martling listed first.
- New Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Gurley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Big Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- English Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Brownsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martling, with the one closest to Martling listed first.
- Briscoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Hulaco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Morgan City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Apple Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Ryan Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Lacey's Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Florette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Valhermoso Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair County
- Steele
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martling, see our County-by-County Page for Martling.
Cemeteries Near Martling ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martling.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Martling - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martling covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martling, with the one closest to Martling listed first.
- Martling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- King Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alder Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eason Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (555 more) ...
- New Brashiers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haney Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Martling had a population of 142 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martling, with the one closest to Martling listed first.
- Peters ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Jink ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jink is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jink
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Meltonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meltonsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonsville
- Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- McVille
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McVille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Pendergrass ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pendergrass is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass
- Mid ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Henryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- North ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Albertville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Guntersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Rains ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martling. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martling.
Newspapers Published in Martling ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martling.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martling, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martling.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Martling:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Martling) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Martling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |