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 Martins Ferry (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 Martins Ferry. 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 Martins Ferry ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Martins Ferry: Martins Fry. (or less commonly used: Martins Frry.)
- While the name of this community is Martins Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Martins Ferry may originally have been Martin's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Martins Ferry might be written as Martin Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Martins Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Martins Ferry.
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.
Martins Ferry is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Martins Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martins Ferry:
- Putnam County (The home county of Martins Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Ferry, with the one closest to Martins Ferry listed first.
- Oconee Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Hallwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Eatonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Resseaus Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Ferry, with the one closest to Martins Ferry listed first.
- Meriwether
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Black Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
- Hardwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brown's Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- The Colony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- The Colony is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Coopers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Ferry, with the one closest to Martins Ferry listed first.
- Comfort ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
- Swaggy Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
- White Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Union Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Durham Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Ferry, with the one closest to Martins Ferry listed first.
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Zebulon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gum Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Ferry, with the one closest to Martins Ferry listed first.
- Shady Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Monticello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Calvin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Ferry, with the one closest to Martins Ferry listed first.
- Ethridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Fortville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Haddock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Gray
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- James
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Round Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Morton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Wayside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Pitts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Mountain Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Ferry, with the one closest to Martins Ferry listed first.
- Buckhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taliaferro County
- Crawfordville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- Jewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Ferry, with the one closest to Martins Ferry listed first.
- Goat Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Deepstep
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Warthen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Ferry, with the one closest to Martins Ferry listed first.
- Brooks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Ivey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Gordon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dedrich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- McIntyre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martins Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Martins Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Martins Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martins Ferry.
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 Martins Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martins Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martins Ferry, with the one closest to Martins Ferry listed first.
- Jackson Family Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sanford Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Binion Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harper Family Cemetery #2
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lillie Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Baldwin Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- James Butts Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greater Bell's Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Bell's Chapel Cemetery
- The Greater Bell's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Providence Church Cemetery
- Howe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (437 more) ...
- McDonald Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Simmons Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bob Jones Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Martins Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martins Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martins Ferry, with the one closest to Martins Ferry listed first.
- Nona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nona is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
- Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Meriwether
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eatonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clopton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clopton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Spivey ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spivey is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
- Milledgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Note
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Stanfordville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stanfordville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfordville
- Brown's Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ruth ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Blountsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blountsville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martins Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martins Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Martins Ferry ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martins Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martins Ferry, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martins Ferry.
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 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 Martins Ferry:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Morgan County
- Taliaferro County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wilkinson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Martins Ferry, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Martins Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |