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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 Saint Martin (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 Saint Martin. 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 Saint Martin ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Martin: St. Martin

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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Saint Martin is located in Jackson County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties 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 Saint Martin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Martin:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Saint Martin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Martin, with the one closest to Saint Martin listed first.
    • Gulf Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
      • Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Latimer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
      • Latimer is located in Jackson County
    • Ocean Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
      • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <2>
    • Gulf Park Estates
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Park Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
      • Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
    • Fountainebleau
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
      • Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
    • Gautier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gautier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gautier
      • Gautier is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gautier <2>
    • Vancleave
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
      • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Martin Bluff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
      • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
    • Brewton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brewton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
      • Brewton is located in Jackson County
      • Brewton has also been known as:
      • Brewer's Bluff
    • Coll Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coll Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
      • Coll Town is located in Jackson County
    • Escatawpa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escatawpa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
      • Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
    • Pascagoula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Martin, with the one closest to Saint Martin listed first.
    • Bay Saint Louis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
      • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <2>
    • Diamondhead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
      • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <2>
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Martin, with the one closest to Saint Martin listed first.
    • D'Iberville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
      • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <2>
    • Biloxi
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
      • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <2>
    • Beauvoir
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
      • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
    • Wool Market
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
      • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
      • Wool Market has also been known as:
      • Woolmarket
    • Coalville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
      • Coalville is located in Harrison County
    • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine Community have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
      • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
    • Mississippi City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
      • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
    • North Gulfport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
      • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
    • Gulfport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lyman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Lyman is located in Harrison County
    • Wortham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
      • Wortham is located in Harrison County
    • Long Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <2>
    • Saucier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone County
    • McHenry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
      • McHenry is located in Stone County

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

Newspapers Published in Saint Martin ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Martin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Martin, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Martin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Saint Martin:

Cemeteries Near Saint Martin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Martin.

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 Saint Martin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Moran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Santa Cruz Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Quave Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fountain Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Swetman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • D'Iberville Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Biloxi Jewish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bibleway Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Biloxi City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Biloxi City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Biloxi Cemetery
    • Old Biloxi Cemetery
    • Old French Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biloxi City Cemetery
  • Bellande Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dink Lamey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Biloxi National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (172 more) ...
    • New Fayard Methodist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Fayard Methodist Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Latimer.
      • The New Fayard Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Fayard United Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Fayard Methodist Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160864 <5>
    • Cedar Lake Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Seymour Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seymour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seymour 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.<6>

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

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

  • Biloxi
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
    • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <2>
  • Ocean Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
    • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <2>
  • Beauvoir
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
    • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
  • Wool Market
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
    • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
    • Wool Market has also been known as:
    • Woolmarket
  • De Buys
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Buys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
    • De Buys is located in Harrison County
  • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
    • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
  • Handsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
    • Handsboro is located in Harrison County
  • Mississippi City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
    • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
  • Vancleave
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gulfport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Long Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <2>
  • Pascagoula
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Escatawpa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escatawpa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
      • Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
    • Airey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
      • Airey is located in Harrison County
    • Moss Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Point
      • Moss Point is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moss Point <2>

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

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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- Saint Martin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Martin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4380, Longitude: -88.8681       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Martin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Saint Martin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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