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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 (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 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 Knox County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Knox County: Lincoln & Waldo.

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:

  • Knox County     (The home county of Martin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
    • Friendship
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
    • South Cushing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • South Cushing is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
    • Martinsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Martinsville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Cushing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Clyde
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Cove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Long Cove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove
    • Tenants Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint George
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Saint George is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
    • Warren Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Warren Station is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
    • Spruce Head
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Thomaston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
    • Harding
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Harding is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • East Harpswell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
    • Cundys Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brunswick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Pennellville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
    • East Pittston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
    • South Gardiner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
    • South Windsor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
    • Windsor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chelsea
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
    • Farmingdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardiner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Randolph
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Windsor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
    • Branch Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • Hallowell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
    • Medomak
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
    • Bremen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Loudville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Loudville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
    • South Waldoboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • Round Pond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eugley Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Bristol
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Waldoboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Chamberlain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pemaquid
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Damariscotta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrington Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
    • Murphys Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
    • MacMahan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
    • Georgetown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arrowsic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Days Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
    • Woolwich
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bath
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
    • Harwards
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
    • Richmond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Phippsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • West Bath
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bowdoinham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
    • Lincolnville Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincolnville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Searsmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Slab City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • South Montville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • South Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
    • Bickfords Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
    • Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Center Belmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Greers Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
    • Palermo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • West Searsmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
    • Belmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people

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.

  • Harbor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wayside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Loudville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chamberlain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Poole - Greenlaw Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ocean Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eugley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Seaside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (216 more) ...

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.

  • Friendship
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
  • Medomak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
  • South Cushing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • South Cushing is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
  • East Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • East Friendship is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friendship
  • Bremen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Pond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Broad Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Broad Cove is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Cove
  • South Waldoboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
  • Port Clyde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Martinsville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Cushing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West Waldoboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • West Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Waldoboro
    • Tenants Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bristol
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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.

Newspapers Published in Martin ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martin, 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.

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:

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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'.
<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.