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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 Martinus Corner (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 Martinus Corner. 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.

Name Variations for Martinus Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Martinus Corner: Martinus Cor. (or less commonly used: Martinus Crn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Martinus Corner is located in Monterey County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monterey County: Fresno, Kings, San Benito, San Luis Obispo & Santa Cruz.

Below are the counties that are near Martinus Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martinus Corner:

  • Monterey County     (The home county of Martinus Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martinus Corner, with the one closest to Martinus Corner listed first.
    • Lockwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jolon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleyto ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleyto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleyto
      • Pleyto is located in Monterey County
    • San Ardo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • San Lucas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bradley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • King City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Gorda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorda
      • Gorda is located in Monterey County
    • Lucia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
      • Lucia is located in Monterey County
    • Greenfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • San Luis Obispo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martinus Corner, with the one closest to Martinus Corner listed first.
    • Bee Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Rock
      • Bee Rock is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Lake Nacimiento
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • San Simeon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • East Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • West Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
      • West Village is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Cambria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Tin City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
      • Tin City is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • San Miguel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wellsona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsona
      • Wellsona is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Harmony
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martinus Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Martinus Corner.

Newspapers Published in Martinus Corner ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martinus Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martinus Corner, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martinus Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Martinus Corner:

Cemeteries Near Martinus Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martinus Corner.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martinus Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martinus Corner, with the one closest to Martinus Corner listed first.

  • Lockwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockwood Cemetery
  • King City Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King City Cemetery
  • Adelaida Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Cambria Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cambria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cambria Cemetery
  • Santa Rosa Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Rosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Rosa Cemetery
  • Greenfield Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenfield Cemetery
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Martinus Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martinus Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Martinus Corner, with the one closest to Martinus Corner listed first.

  • Lockwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jolon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
    • Bryson is located in Monterey County
  • Pleyto ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleyto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleyto
    • Pleyto is located in Monterey County
  • San Ardo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • San Lucas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • King City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bradley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • San Simeon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Valleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleton
      • Valleton is located in Monterey County
    • Adelaida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelaida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaida
      • Adelaida is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Lonoak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonoak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonoak
      • Lonoak is located in Monterey County
    • Cambria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • San Miguel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Metz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
      • Metz is located in Monterey County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martinus Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martinus Corner.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Martinus Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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>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.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Martinus Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Martinus Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9400, Longitude: -121.1196    
<4>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.
<5>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 Martinus Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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