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 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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Martin: St. Martin
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Martin. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint 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 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.
Saint Martin is located in Stanly County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stanly County: Anson, Cabarrus, Davidson, Montgomery, Richmond, Rowan & Union.
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:
- Stanly 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.
- Oakboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Cedar Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Lambert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Red Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Plyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Albemarle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millingport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Locust
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stanfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Martin, with the one closest to Saint Martin listed first.
- Roper ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Ansonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Sugar Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Peachland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Polkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Mineral Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Wadesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lilesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Martin, with the one closest to Saint Martin listed first.
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rimer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Tent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Fisher Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Martin, with the one closest to Saint Martin listed first.
- Complex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Handy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Denton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Southmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Silver Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Martin, with the one closest to Saint Martin listed first.
- Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Mint Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Matthews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Chantilly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Providence ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Martin, with the one closest to Saint Martin listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Wadeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Blaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Eldorado
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Troy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Ophir
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Abner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Biscoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Allreds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Candor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Randolph County
- Eleazer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Richmond County
- Mangum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Martin, with the one closest to Saint Martin listed first.
- Gold Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Rockwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Morgan Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Pooletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Crescent
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Shupings Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Faith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Craven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Timbercreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Kannapolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Martin, with the one closest to Saint Martin listed first.
- Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Marshville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Wingate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hemby Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Lake Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Rest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Stallings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Indian Trail
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Martin, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
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 Saint Martin - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Barbees Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Freedom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplin Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eudy Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanly Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (102 more) ...
- Baucoms Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
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.
- Bloomington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Cottonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Albemarle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Finger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Finger is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
- Olive Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Olive Branch is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Georgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Cedar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- New London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Furrs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Furrs is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ansonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
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.
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 68 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. 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 websites either 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:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stanly County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Davidson County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Rowan County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Martin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |