A visit to the Martin 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Martin Cemetery:
39.8348, -89.5018
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Martin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Martin Cemetery is located in Sangamon County<2>.
The county seat for Sangamon County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the west southwest of the Martin Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Martin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Martin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ladysmith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ladysmith Cemetery is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Camp Butler National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roselawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Roselawn Memorial Park is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Memorial Park
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Mechanicsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mechanicsburg Cemetery is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg Cemetery
- Bice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bice Cemetery is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bice Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Bissell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bissell Cemetery is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bissell Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Springfield.
- The Bissell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Churchill Cemetery
- German Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104767 <5>
- Buffalo Hart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Buffalo Hart Cemetery is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart Cemetery
- Pickerell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pickerell Cemetery is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell Cemetery
- Cass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cass Cemetery is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rochester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rochester Cemetery is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Cemetery
- Constant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Constant Cemetery is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Furrow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Furrow Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrow Cemetery
- Sangamon County Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stewart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Kern Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Kern Cemetery is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kern Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Springfield.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104996 <5>
- Lincoln Tomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Tomb is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Tomb
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107259 <5>
- Motterville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Motterville Cemetery is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motterville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Martin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Martin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Spaulding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spaulding is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grandview is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
- Buffalo Hart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Hart is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ridgely is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hawthorne Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hawthorne Place is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
- Williamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cornland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Southern View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Southern View is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Leland Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leland Grove is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Bolivia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- New City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New City is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Cantrall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Lake Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Edinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Illiopolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sangamon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Martin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edinburg
- Illiopolis
- Mechanicsburg
- Mount Auburn
- Riverton
- Rochester
- Springfield
- Williamsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Sangamon 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413067 (Martin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413067 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: Sangamon
- Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Springfield East
- Location given for Martin Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8347718 Lon: -89.5017624
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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 Illinois' counties, including Sangamon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Martin 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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