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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 Location (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 Location. 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 Location ...
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.
While the name of this community is Martins Location, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Martins Location may originally have been Martin's Location.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Martins Location might be written as Martin Location.
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 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 Location is located in Coos County.
To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coos County: Oxford (ME), Carroll, Grafton & Essex (VT).
Below are the counties that are near Martins Location. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martins Location:
- Coos County (The home county of Martins Location)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Location, with the one closest to Martins Location listed first.
- Greens Grant
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Glen House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glen House is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Upper Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Upper Village is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Gorham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Purchase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Pinkhams Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Low and Burbanks Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shelburne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chandlers Purchase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
- Sargents Purchase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Location, with the one closest to Martins Location listed first.
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jericho
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Chatham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harts Location
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Notchland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Notchland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
- Bartlett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Intervale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- Kearsarge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- South Chatham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- North Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Livermore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Hale's Location
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Location, with the one closest to Martins Location listed first.
- Pierce Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Maplewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Apthorp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Apthorp is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apthorp
- The Village of Loon Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Littleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Littleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Littleton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Littleton
- Sugar Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Location, with the one closest to Martins Location listed first.
- West Bridgton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Bridgton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Location, with the one closest to Martins Location listed first.
- Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Stoneham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stoneham is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Stow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
- Center Lovell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Fryeburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
- Slab City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mayville is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Lovell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Waterford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fryeburg Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Location, with the one closest to Martins Location listed first.
- Guildhall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Lunenburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Guildhall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guildhall is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guildhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- East Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Maidstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maidstone is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martins Location, see our County-by-County Page for Martins Location.
Cemeteries Near Martins Location ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martins Location.
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 Martins Location - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martins Location covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martins Location, with the one closest to Martins Location listed first.
- Mt. Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hazelton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burbank Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102804 <3>
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Berlin City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Berlin City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247715 <3>
- Russian City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Russian City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Berlin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236819 <3>
- St. Kieran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. Anne Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvaire Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary
- Continue List (145 more) ...
- Crawford Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crawford Family Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the south of Lancaster.
- The Crawford Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crawford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375827 <3>
- Eastman / Charles Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Martins Location in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martins Location.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martins Location, with the one closest to Martins Location listed first.
- Glen House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glen House is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Gorham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shelburne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Chatham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Jefferson Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Highland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Highland
- Fabyan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fabyan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glen is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Lower Bartlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lower Bartlett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bartlett
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Chatham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martins Location. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martins Location.
Newspapers Published in Martins Location ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martins Location.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martins Location, 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 Martins Location.
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 Location:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Coos County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Grafton County
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- Essex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
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 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Martins Location) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Location, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |