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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 Martins Landing (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 Martins Landing. 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.

Name Variations for Martins Landing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Martins Landing: Martins Lndg. (or less commonly used: Martins Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Martins Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Martins Landing may originally have been Martin's Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Martins Landing might be written as Martin Landing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Martins Landing is located in Marquette County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marquette County: Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Iron & Menominee.

Below are the counties that are near Martins Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martins Landing:

  • Marquette County     (The home county of Martins Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martins Landing, with the one closest to Martins Landing listed first.
    • Beacon
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
      • Beacon is located in Marquette County
    • Champion
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Clowry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clowry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
      • Clowry is located in Marquette County
    • Humboldt
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
      • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
    • Michigamme
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigamme have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigamme
      • Michigamme is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigamme <2>
    • Clarksburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
    • Diorite
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
      • Diorite is located in Marquette County
      • Diorite has also been known as:
      • Diotrite
    • Republic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
      • Republic is located in Marquette County
    • Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes - Hecker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
      • Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
    • South Greenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenwood
      • South Greenwood is located in Marquette County
      • South Greenwood has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Station
    • Greenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
    • North Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
      • North Lake is located in Marquette County
  • Baraga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martins Landing, with the one closest to Martins Landing listed first.
    • Nestoria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
      • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
    • Alberta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Baraga County
    • Skanee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skanee
      • Skanee is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skanee <2>
    • L'Anse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for L'Anse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
      • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <2>
    • Covington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
    • Baraga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pequaming
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
      • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
    • Watton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watton
      • Watton is located in Baraga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watton <2>
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martins Landing, with the one closest to Martins Landing listed first.
    • Channing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Turner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Dickinson County
  • Iron County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martins Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Martins Landing.

Newspapers Published in Martins Landing ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martins Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martins Landing, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martins Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Martins Landing:

Cemeteries Near Martins Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martins Landing.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martins Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martins Landing, with the one closest to Martins Landing listed first.

  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Humboldt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Clarksburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Republic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Republic Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Republic.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Republic Cemetery
  • Ishpeming Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Champion Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champion Cemetery
  • Herman Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herman Cemetery
  • Negaunee Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Northland Chapel Gardens
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • The Northland Chapel Gardens has also been known as:
    • Northland Chapel Garden Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northland Chapel Gardens
  • Big Bay Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Big Bay Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Powell Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Bay Cemetery
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Old Skanee Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Skanee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Skanee Cemetery
    • Pinery Indian Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinery Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinery Indian Cemetery
    • Skanee Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skanee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skanee Cemetery

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.<7>

While we didn't find Martins Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martins Landing.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Martins Landing, with the one closest to Martins Landing listed first.

  • Beacon
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Beacon is located in Marquette County
  • Champion
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Clowry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clowry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
    • Clowry is located in Marquette County
  • Humboldt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
  • Michigamme
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigamme have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigamme
    • Michigamme is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigamme <2>
  • Clarksburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
  • Diorite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
    • Diorite is located in Marquette County
    • Diorite has also been known as:
    • Diotrite
  • Republic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Republic is located in Marquette County
  • Greenwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
  • West Ishpeming
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ishpeming have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ishpeming
    • West Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
  • Nestoria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
    • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
  • Winthrop Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Junction
    • Winthrop Junction is located in Marquette County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Witbeck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck
      • Witbeck is located in Marquette County
    • National Mine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
      • National Mine is located in Marquette County
    • Ishpeming
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martins Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martins Landing.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Martins Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Martins Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Martins Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5363, Longitude: -87.9857       In this case, the coordinates for Martins Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Martins Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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