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:
36.5103, -85.3166
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 Overton County<2>.
The county seat for Overton County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies just to the south of the Martin Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Martin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Martin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chowning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sells Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells Cemetery
- The Sells Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Sells Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Canners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Canners Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canners Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Willow Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Hunter Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hunter Cove Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cove Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
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- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Allons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Allons Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allons Cemetery
- Buford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burchett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burchett Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchett Cemetery
- McFerrin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McFerrin Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFerrin Cemetery
- Smiths Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Regan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Regan Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regan Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Hatcher Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hatcher Hall Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Hall Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- The St. John Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lilly Dale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18093 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Oakley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Free Communion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Taylors Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Grey ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Garretts Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Livingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cave Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Byrdstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Free Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Celina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Little Crab
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Static
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Static
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Burristown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Chanute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Browns Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
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 Overton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Martin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Byrdstown
- Celina
- Livingston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Overton 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 #1292820 (Martin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1292820 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: Overton
- Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dale Hollow Reservoir SE
- Location given for Martin Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5103409 Lon: -85.3166298
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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 Tennessee's counties, including Overton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- 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. |
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