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 Martingham (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 Martingham. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Martingham is located in Talbot 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 Talbot County: Caroline, Dorchester & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near Martingham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martingham:
- Talbot County (The home county of Martingham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martingham, with the one closest to Martingham listed first.
- Harper ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Saint Michaels
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tunis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- McDaniel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leeds Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Claiborne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bozman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wittman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newcomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Kirkham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Royal Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martingham, with the one closest to Martingham listed first.
- Idlewilde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Highland Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Shady Side
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Churchton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mayo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Selby-on-the-Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Selby-on-the-Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby-on-the-Bay
- Watergate Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Deale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Galesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Annapolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baywalker Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Fairhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Baltimore County
- Fort Howard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martingham, with the one closest to Martingham listed first.
- North Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chesapeake Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Willows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Owings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sunderland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owings Town Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Angelica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Chaney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Parran
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Apple Greene
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martingham, with the one closest to Martingham listed first.
- Tanyard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Griffin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Tuckahoe Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Preston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hynson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Ridgely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Denton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oil City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Bridgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martingham, with the one closest to Martingham listed first.
- Hills Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- James
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Lloyds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Thomas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Algonquin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Cambridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Secretary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Church Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martingham, with the one closest to Martingham listed first.
- Cliffs City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Rock Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Edesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Old Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chestertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martingham, with the one closest to Martingham listed first.
- Croom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- Pin Oak Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Upper Marlboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cedarhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Bowie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
- North Keys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Westwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Aquasco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Collington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- Marlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marlton is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Orme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martingham, with the one closest to Martingham listed first.
- Guys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Mattapex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Grasonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cheslou Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Kent Narrows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stevensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bay City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Queenstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Willoughby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Queen Anne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martingham, with the one closest to Martingham listed first.
- Hickman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Whiteleysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Adamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martingham, with the one closest to Martingham listed first.
- Reliance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Scotts Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martingham, see our County-by-County Page for Martingham.
Cemeteries Near Martingham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martingham.
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 Martingham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martingham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martingham, with the one closest to Martingham listed first.
- Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
- The St. Luke's UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Lukes Cemetery
- John Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- DeShields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wade's Point Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Stephens Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman Island Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Third Haven Meeting Burial Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Richland Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- All Saints Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Martingham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martingham.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martingham, with the one closest to Martingham listed first.
- Saint Michaels
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- McDaniel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wittman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bozman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Claiborne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Neavitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bloomfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bellevue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bellevue is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Tilghman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martingham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martingham.
Newspapers Published in Martingham ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martingham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martingham, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martingham.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Martingham:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Kent County
- Sussex 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Martingham) 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 Martingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |