A visit to the 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 Martin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Martin Cemetery:
31.1868, -90.3932
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Martin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Martin Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Magnolia. Magnolia lies just to the southwest of the Martin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Martin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Martin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Martin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Duff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Navilla Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Navilla Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navilla Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Navilla Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bacots.
- The Navilla Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Navilla Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61318 <5>
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Warner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Warner Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Cemetery
- Quin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Quin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quin Cemetery
- Ansel Prewitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alfred Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alfred Cook Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred Cook Cemetery
- Coney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Coney Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Coney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Coney Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Charles Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Andrews - Bickam - Quin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Connally Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Connally Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connally Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Martin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Martin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bacots
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Holmesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- McComb
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chatawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Topisaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Smithburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- McElveen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Osyka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glading
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Huron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Norfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Tylertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Verna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Thompson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Mount Hermon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gillsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Kentwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sunny Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Wellman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Sartinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
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 Martin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Martin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Osyka
- Osyka lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Martin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osyka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
- Summit
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Martin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Martin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709941 (Martin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709941 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McComb South
- Location given for Martin Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1868435 Lon: -90.3931514
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Pike, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |