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 (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. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 is located in Frederick County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Frederick County: Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, Washington, Adams (PA), Franklin (PA) & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Martin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martin:
- Frederick County (The home county of Martin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Ijamsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Monrovia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Market
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reels Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Bartholows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Green Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Urbana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericktowne Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Monocacy Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Monocacy Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Village
- Smith Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Ballenger Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ballenger Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballenger Creek
- Crestwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crestwood Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Granite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Hernwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Carriage Hill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Glen Morris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Reisterstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Delight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Glyndon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hollofield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Oakwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Boring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fowblesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Ridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Mount Airy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Watersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Morgan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodbine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McKinstrys Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Stone House Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Winfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Winfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Dennings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
- Marston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Union Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keymar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Long Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Timberleigh Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roxbury Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glenelg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Sandy Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Marriottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clarksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Browningsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Hyattstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mullinix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Barnesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Blocktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Burdette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Etchison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Dickerson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prathertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prathertown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathertown
- Beallsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Prince George's County
- West Laurel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Zittlestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rohrersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Boonsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trego
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Mount Lena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- San Mar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Eakles Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Sandy Hook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Mount Aetna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Pondsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Keedysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Zora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Carroll Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greenmount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Jacks Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Kingsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Lake Heritage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Whitehall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Monterey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Beartown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Rouzerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Great Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Springvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Herndon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Reston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kenmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Shouse Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Floris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Langley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Wolf Trap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Lucketts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Georges Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Lovettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bolington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Lansdowne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Countryside
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Sugarland Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Wheatland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Ashburn Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Berkeley County (WV)
- Scrabble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Lower Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Harpers Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bolivar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Shepherdstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Bardane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Charles Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ranson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martin, see our County-by-County Page for Martin.
Cemeteries Near Martin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martin.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Ijamsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bush Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Market Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Urbana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (415 more) ...
- Central Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Martin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Ijamsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hartman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hartman is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Monrovia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Market
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reels Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Fountain Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
- Urbana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bartholows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Frederick Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frederick Junction is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Junction
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Browningsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kemptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kemptown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemptown
- Lime Kiln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lime Kiln is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
- Hyattstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martin.
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 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:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- Fairfax County
- Loudoun County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Martin) 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 Martin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |