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A visit to the Martinsville Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Martinsville Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Martinsville Cemetery:

42.1598, -83.4569

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Martinsville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Martinsville Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Detroit. Detroit lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Martinsville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Martinsville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Martinsville Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Martinsville Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
  • Mallett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Mallett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallett Cemetery
  • Otisville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Otisville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville Cemetery
  • Metropolitan Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nowland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Nowland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowland Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Felt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Felt Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt Cemetery
  • Krause Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Krause Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krause Cemetery
  • Denton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Denton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Waltz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Waltz Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltz Cemetery
  • Woodmere Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Woodmere Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Huron Twp. Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Huron Twp. Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Huron Twp. Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of New Boston.
      • The Huron Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Huron Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #778 <5>
    • Romulus City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Romulus City Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus City Cemetery
    • Tyler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Tyler Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
    • Union - Udell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Union - Udell Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union - Udell Cemetery
    • Alban Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Alban Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban Cemetery
    • Childs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Childs Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
    • Michigan Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Michigan Memorial Park is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Michigan Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located between<6> the communities of New Boston and Flat Rock.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Flat Rock.
      • The Michigan Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Michigan Memorial Cemetery
      • Michigan Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1075 <5>
    • Kittle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Kittle Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittle Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Martinsville Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Martinsville Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Belleville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Boston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Willow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Willis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Romulus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rawsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rawsonville is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
  • Whittaker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
  • Carleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
  • Sheldon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sheldon is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Scofield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Scofield is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
  • Grafton ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grafton is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Flat Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eloise
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Eloise is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
    • Ypsilanti
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Canton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Stony Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Maybee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodhaven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Inkster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Westland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Milan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Steiner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Steiner is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
    • South Rockwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Martinsville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Martinsville Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belleville
  • Canton
  • Carleton
  • Inkster
  • Rockwood
  • Romulus
  • Wayne
    • Wayne lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Martinsville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wayne.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Westland
  • Ypsilanti

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Martinsville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Wayne County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Martinsville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #631678  (Martinsville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #631678 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Wayne
      • Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Belleville
      • Location given for Martinsville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.159763     Lon: -83.4568788
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Martinsville Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>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.
    <6>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of New Boston and Flat Rock. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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