Our Genealogy Helper
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 Bluff (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 Bluff. 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 Martin Bluff ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Martin Bluff: Martin Blf. (or less commonly used: Martin Bluf.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 Bluff is located in Jackson County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Mobile (AL), George, Harrison & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Martin Bluff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martin Bluff:
- Jackson County (The home county of Martin Bluff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Bluff, with the one closest to Martin Bluff listed first.
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Gautier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Escatawpa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Moss Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coll Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Vancleave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fountainebleau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Pascagoula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Park Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
- Eastside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eastside is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
- Ocean Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Bluff, with the one closest to Martin Bluff listed first.
- Agricola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Howell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Bluff, with the one closest to Martin Bluff listed first.
- Biloxi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- D'Iberville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beauvoir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Coalville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Wool Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Mississippi City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- Gulfport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Gulfport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- Lyman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Wortham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Mobile County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin Bluff, with the one closest to Martin Bluff listed first.
- Grand Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bayou La Batre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Coden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Theodore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tillmans Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Wilmer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martin Bluff, see our County-by-County Page for Martin Bluff.
Cemeteries Near Martin Bluff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martin Bluff.
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 Bluff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martin Bluff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martin Bluff, with the one closest to Martin Bluff listed first.
- Martin Bluff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- First MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mormon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Old Spanish Fort Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Martin Bluff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martin Bluff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martin Bluff, with the one closest to Martin Bluff listed first.
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Escatawpa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Moss Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vancleave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pascagoula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Three Rivers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Orange Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Biloxi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grand Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Americus ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Beauvoir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fernland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- De Buys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- De Buys is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
- Wool Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martin Bluff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martin Bluff.
Newspapers Published in Martin Bluff ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martin Bluff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martin Bluff, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martin Bluff.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Martin Bluff:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- George County
- Harrison County
- Mobile County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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> | 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 Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |