A visit to the Martin Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Martin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Martin Cemetery:
34.6435, -82.0298
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Martin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Martin Cemetery is located in Laurens County<2>.
The county seat for Laurens County is located in Laurens. Laurens lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Martin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Martin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Martin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Martin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bramlett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bramlett Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramlett Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Warrior Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wrights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wrights Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Cheek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cheek Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek Cemetery
- Lanford Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Knight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Greenhaven Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gray Court Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Court Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Court Cemetery
- Highland Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Bethel Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Woodruff.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70828 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Old Bethel Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235776 <5>
- Durbin Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Durbin Creek Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Creek Cemetery
- Cedar Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crestview Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dials Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Dials Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dials Cemetery
- Sandy Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Martin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Martin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Enoree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gray Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tylersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Cross Anchor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Laurens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fountain Inn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Green Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Moore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Simpsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ekom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Cold Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Reidville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Pauline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Woodland Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Fork Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Roebuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Dover ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Sedalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sedalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Lickville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Martin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Laurens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Martin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Cross Anchor
- Fountain Inn
- Laurens
- Simpsonville
- Woodruff
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Martin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Laurens County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Martin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1224339 (Martin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1224339 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Laurens
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodruff
- Location given for Martin Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6434578 Lon: -82.029821
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Laurens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Martin Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |