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 Martins Landing (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 Landing. 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 Landing ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Martins Landing: Martins Lndg. (or less commonly used: Martins Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Martins Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Martins Landing may originally have been Martin's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Martins Landing might be written as Martin Landing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Martins Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Martins Landing.
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 Landing is located in Hampton County.
To see how the shape of South 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 Hampton County: Effingham (GA), Screven (GA), Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Colleton & Jasper.
Below are the counties that are near Martins Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martins Landing:
- Hampton County (The home county of Martins Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Landing, with the one closest to Martins Landing listed first.
- Scotia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Estill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Furman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Luray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gifford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brunson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Varnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Town is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
- Crocketville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barkerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barkerville is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
- Barkerville has also been known as:
- Haywardville
- Allendale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Landing, with the one closest to Martins Landing listed first.
- Fairfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sycamore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Martin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Landing, with the one closest to Martins Landing listed first.
- Pineland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tillman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bulloch County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Landing, with the one closest to Martins Landing listed first.
- Leefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leefield is located in Bulloch County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
- Clito
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Hubert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hubert is located in Bulloch County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- Stilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stilson is located in Bulloch County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Brooklet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Statesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olde Towne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
- Eagle Court
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
- Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
- Burke County (GA)
- Sardis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Effingham County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Landing, with the one closest to Martins Landing listed first.
- Egypt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Clyo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Two Sisters Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
- Haddonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haddonville is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Guyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Guyton is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <2>
- Marlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Rincon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rincon is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <2>
- Exley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Exley is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
- Jenkins County (GA)
- Scarboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Screven County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Landing, with the one closest to Martins Landing listed first.
- Newington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Captolo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Captolo is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Sylvania
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cameron is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Cooperville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cooperville is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zeigler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Hilltonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martins Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Martins Landing.
Cemeteries Near Martins Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martins Landing.
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 Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martins Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martins Landing, with the one closest to Martins Landing listed first.
- Eneck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Breeler Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Solomons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Lawtonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bryan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New North Newington Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coursey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Horse Pond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millpond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Dugger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Black Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Middle Ground Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Martins Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martins Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martins Landing, with the one closest to Martins Landing listed first.
- Eneck ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eneck is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eneck
- Shirley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Oaky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oaky is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky
- Scotia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peeples ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peeples is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples
- Estill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Captolo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Captolo is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Egypt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Clyo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Halcyondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halcyondale is located in Screven County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
- Luray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martins Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martins Landing.
Newspapers Published in Martins Landing ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martins Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martins Landing, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martins Landing.
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 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 Martins Landing:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Hampton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allendale County
- Jasper County
- Bulloch County
- Burke County
- Effingham County
- Jenkins County
- Screven County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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> | 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 Landing, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Martins Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |