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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 Martin Junction (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 Junction. 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 Junction ...

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 Junction: Martin Jct. (or less commonly used: Martin Jctn.)

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 Parishes/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/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 Junction is located in Webster Parish.

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

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Webster Parish: Columbia (AR), Lafayette (AR), Bienville, Bossier & Claiborne.

Below are the parishes/counties that are near Martin Junction. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martin Junction:

  • Webster Parish     (The home parish of Martin Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martin Junction, with the one closest to Martin Junction listed first.
    • Heflin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Yellow Pine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Dubberly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sibley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Doyline
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixie Inn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Minden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cotton Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martin Junction, with the one closest to Martin Junction listed first.
    • Armistead
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
    • Ringgold
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jamestown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Taylor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Castor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Lebanon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Alberta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Gibsland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryceland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Bienville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lucky
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Bossier Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martin Junction, with the one closest to Martin Junction listed first.
    • Haughton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Fillmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fillmore is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Elm Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Princeton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Eastwood is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Bodcau
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
    • Espanita Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Espanita Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espanita Village
    • Red Chute
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Bellevue
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Parkland Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Village
    • Bossier City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Caddo Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martin Junction, with the one closest to Martin Junction listed first.
    • Ellerbe Woods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
    • Normandy Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Normandy Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
    • Shreveport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Chateau Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
  • Claiborne Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martin Junction, with the one closest to Martin Junction listed first.
    • Darley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
    • Holly Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Athens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Homer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
    • Sugar Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Blackburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
  • De Soto Parish
  • Lincoln Parish
    • Simsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martin Junction, with the one closest to Martin Junction listed first.
    • Ashland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Chestnut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martin Junction, with the one closest to Martin Junction listed first.
    • Hall Summit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • East Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Westdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
    • Halfway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Martin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • Carroll
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Abington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • Edgefield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Harmon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Coushatta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Winn Parish
    • Pine Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martin Junction, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Martin Junction.

Cemeteries Near Martin Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martin Junction.

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 Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Andrew Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Tomlinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Theus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shehee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bush Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tooke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (214 more) ...
    • Fellowship Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tooke Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Game Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<2>

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

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

  • Buckhorn ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Armistead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
  • Ringgold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dubberly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sibley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Doyline
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sparta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Taylor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Minden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Lebanon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Haughton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibsland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Howard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Howard is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Dorcheat
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dorcheat is located in Webster Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcheat
    • Bienville
      (18 miles [29 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 Martin Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martin Junction.

Newspapers Published in Martin Junction ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martin Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martin Junction, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martin Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Martin Junction:

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>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 Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Martin Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.