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 Martin Glen (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 Martin Glen. 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 Martin Glen ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Martin Glen: Martin Gln.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Martin Glen is located in Camden County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Camden County: Nassau (FL), Brantley, Charlton & Glynn.
Below are the counties that are near Martin Glen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martin Glen:
- Camden County (The home county of Martin Glen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Glen, with the one closest to Martin Glen listed first.
- Kingsland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scotchville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
- Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
- Harrietts Bluff Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- London Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- London Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
- Saint Marys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hazlehurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
- Woodbine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
- Dungeness
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dungeness is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungeness
- Tarboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- White Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Charlton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Glen, with the one closest to Martin Glen listed first.
- Woodstock ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
- Folkston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Homeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Traders Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Mattox ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mattox is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
- Winokur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winokur is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
- Saint George
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glynn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Glen, with the one closest to Martin Glen listed first.
- Brunswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blythe Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
- Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Duval County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Glen, with the one closest to Martin Glen listed first.
- Biscayne Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Biscayne Village is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
- Garden City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Polly Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Polly Town is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
- Magnolia Gardens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
- Talleyrand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Talleyrand is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nassau County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Glen, with the one closest to Martin Glen listed first.
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Yulee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hilliard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dyal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dyal is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
- Boulogne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Callahan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nassau Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nassau Village is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
- Fernandina Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia City is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia City
- Crawford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Bryceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martin Glen, see our County-by-County Page for Martin Glen.
Cemeteries Near Martin Glen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martin Glen.
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 Martin Glen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martin Glen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martin Glen, with the one closest to Martin Glen listed first.
- Brazell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lawnwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clark Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brickyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheffield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wildes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haddock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (99 more) ...
- Haddock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mallets Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Martin Glen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martin Glen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martin Glen, with the one closest to Martin Glen listed first.
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Kings Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Crandall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Saint Marys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Italia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Italia is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italia
- Tompkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tompkins is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Hilliard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Boulogne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Callahan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tarboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Folkston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Traders Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Crawford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martin Glen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martin Glen.
Newspapers Published in Martin Glen ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martin Glen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martin Glen, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martin Glen.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Martin Glen:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Camden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charlton County
- Glynn County
- Duval County
- Nassau County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Martin Glen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Martin Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |