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 Martwick (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 Martwick. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Martwick is located in Muhlenberg County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Muhlenberg County: Butler, Christian, Hopkins, Logan, McLean, Ohio & Todd.
Below are the counties that are near Martwick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martwick:
- Muhlenberg County (The home county of Martwick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martwick, with the one closest to Martwick listed first.
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Central City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <1>
- Nonnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Bevier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- South Carrollton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Drakesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Browder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ennis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Powderly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Beechmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martwick, with the one closest to Martwick listed first.
- Rochester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Provo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Mining City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Dunbar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Aberdeen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Morgantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harreldsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Quality
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Woodbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martwick, with the one closest to Martwick listed first.
- Bluff Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Fearsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martwick, with the one closest to Martwick listed first.
- Utica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Masonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Moseleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Oklahoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Philpot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Louisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Owensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martwick, with the one closest to Martwick listed first.
- Spring Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Yeaman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Caneyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martwick, with the one closest to Martwick listed first.
- Jewel City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- White Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vandetta
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Nortonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hanson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mortons Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Madisonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Earlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Manitou
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Saint Charles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martwick, with the one closest to Martwick listed first.
- Agnes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Deer Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Wolf Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Lewisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lost City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Justice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martwick, with the one closest to Martwick listed first.
- Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Livermore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sacramento
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Calhoun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Rumsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Glenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Lemon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Beech Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martwick, with the one closest to Martwick listed first.
- Rockport
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Ceralvo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Echols
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Centertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- McHenry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Beaver Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cromwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Beda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Select
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Buford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martwick, with the one closest to Martwick listed first.
- Clifty
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Kirkmansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Sharon Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Allegre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martwick, with the one closest to Martwick listed first.
- Hadley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Rockland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martwick, with the one closest to Martwick listed first.
- Onton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Slaughters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martwick, see our County-by-County Page for Martwick.
Cemeteries Near Martwick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martwick.
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 Martwick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martwick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martwick, with the one closest to Martwick listed first.
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ceralvo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith - Yonts - Nourse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Echols General Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maddox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Company Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Equality Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aunt Nellie Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Martwick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martwick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martwick, with the one closest to Martwick listed first.
- Rockport
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Nelson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nelson is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Ceralvo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Echols
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Central City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <1>
- Smallhous
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smallhous is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallhous
- Bevier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- McHenry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- South Carrollton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Drakesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Powderly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Point Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Beaver Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Skilesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martwick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martwick.
Newspapers Published in Martwick ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martwick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martwick, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martwick.
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 websites either 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 Martwick:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Muhlenberg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Christian County
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hopkins County
- Logan County
- McLean County
- Ohio County
- Todd County
- Warren County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Martwick) 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 Martwick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |