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 (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. 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Martin is located in Fayette County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Garrett (MD), Greene, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, Monongalia (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Martin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martin:
- Fayette County (The home county of Martin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Fayette
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Atlantic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Atlantic is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- New Geneva
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Masontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Winstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Point Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morris Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hoover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Puritan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Puritan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Shoaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shoaf is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoaf
- Adah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- Allegheny County
- Sunny Side
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Greensboro
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dilliner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Nemacolin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nemacolin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
- Ceylon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Dunkard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Fairdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Carmichaels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Khedive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Mount Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fordyce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fordyce is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Kirby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kirby is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Draketown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Confluence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Addison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ursina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Millsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- Deemston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- West Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- California
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Daisytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beallsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marianna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bissell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Allenport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Gibsonton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonton
- North Belle Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Belle Vernon is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belle Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Monessen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Smithton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Webster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Scottdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- West Newton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alverton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
- Iron Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- West Overton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Wyano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett County (MD)
- Friendsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Hoodsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Pleasant View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rivesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Mount Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
- Canton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Barrackville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barrackville is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Samaria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Samaria is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Fairmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Garden Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Village is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Katy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Katy is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Bowlby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlby is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlby
- Maidsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maidsville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
- Baker Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Canyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cheat Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Star City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Granville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
- Osage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Morgantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cassville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cassville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Brookhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Laurel Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Laurel Point is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Point
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Bruceton Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Masontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brandonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Little Sandy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Reedsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Morgans Glade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Arthurdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hazelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Lenox
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Albright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Round Bottom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Hundred
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martin, see our County-by-County Page for Martin.
Cemeteries Near Martin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Martin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- Monongahela Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Atlantic.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44539 <2>
- Ache Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Donham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Dale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- Cagey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martin, with the one closest to Martin listed first.
- New Geneva
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Geneva is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Geneva
- Fayette
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Mapletown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mapletown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
- Old Frame
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Frame is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
- Masontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wiley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wiley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Winstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Winstead is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead
- Dilliner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dilliner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilliner
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Point Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morris Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Paisley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paisley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dunkard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard
- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ceylon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martin.
Newspapers Published in 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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martin, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Martin:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Greene County
- Somerset County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Garrett County
- Marion County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Wetzel County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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, 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |