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A visit to the South Martin 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 South Martin Cemetery ...

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

42.5195, -85.6422

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

The South Martin Cemetery is located in Allegan County<2>.

The county seat for Allegan County is located in Allegan. Allegan lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the South Martin Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the South Martin Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the South Martin Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hicks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
  • East Martin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The East Martin Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Martin Cemetery
  • Mountain Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mountain Home Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home Cemetery
  • Woodside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Woodside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
  • Ives Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Ives Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Cemetery
  • Miner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Miner Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner Cemetery
  • St. Margaret Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Margaret Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Margaret Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gun Plain Twp. Cemetery
    • Gun Plains Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #724 <5>
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Pine Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pine Creek Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Messer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Messer Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
    • Selkirk Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Selkirk Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk Cemetery
    • Round Andrews Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Round Andrews Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Andrews Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Andrews Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Allegan.
      • The Round Andrews Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hopkinsburg Cemetery
      • Ingerson Cemetery
      • Pioneer Cemetery
      • Round Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #796 <5>
    • Blackman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Blackman Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackman Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Allegan and Otsego.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Allegan.
    • Oakhill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
      • The Oakhill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Orangeville Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #870884 <5>
    • German Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The German Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
    • Bradley Indian Mission Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Martin Cemetery.

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

  • Martin
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Watson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Watson is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Otsego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Neeley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Neeley is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
  • Hooper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hooper is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
  • Plainwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shelbyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Doster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Doster is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
  • Bradley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bradley is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Prairieville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Prairieville is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
  • Hopkins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Alamo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wayland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Allegan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hilliards
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
    • Delton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • South Monterey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Monterey is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
    • East Cooper
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
    • Cloverdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cloverdale is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Parchment
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Richland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kendall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kendall is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Dorr
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Westwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Highland Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Hickory Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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 South Martin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 South Martin Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Allegan 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 South Martin Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #638387  (South Martin Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #638387 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: Allegan
      • Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Martin
      • Location given for South Martin Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.5194785     Lon: -85.6422397
      • 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 Allegan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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- South Martin 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 Allegan and Otsego. 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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