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A visit to the Martins Creek 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 Martins Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Martins Creek Cemetery:

32.0032, -98.7123

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Martins Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Martins Creek Cemetery is located in Comanche County<2>.

The county seat for Comanche County is located in Comanche. Comanche lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Martins Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Martins Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Martins Creek Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Martins Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Pendergrass Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass Cemetery
  • Suggs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Suggs Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggs Cemetery
  • Copperas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Copperas Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperas Cemetery
  • Parker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
  • Ferrill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Ferrill Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrill Cemetery
  • Turkey Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Cemetery
  • Old Nineveh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Old Nineveh Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Nineveh Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Nineveh Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of De Leon.
    • The Old Nineveh Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nineveh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5604 <5>
  • Sipe Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Comanche City Cemetery
    • Comanche / Oakwood Cemetery
    • Oak Wood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5705 <5>
  • Rock Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Rock Church Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Church Cemetery
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    • Antioch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
    • May Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The May Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Elm Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Elm Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Cemetery
    • Elm Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Elm Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elm Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Rising Star.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179107 <5>
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
    • Old De Leon Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old De Leon Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old De Leon Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old De Leon Cemetery is located outside and to the east of De Leon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145406 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Martins Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Martins Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Sidney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sipe Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
  • Duster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Duster is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
  • Comanche
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Blanket
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • De Leon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rucker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rucker is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
  • May
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Okra
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Okra is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
  • Gorman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Comyn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Comyn is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
  • Proctor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rising Star
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Carbon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
    • Kokomo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
    • Lake Brownwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
    • Desdemona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gustine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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 Martins Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Comanche County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Martins Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Comanche
  • De Leon
  • Dublin
    • Dublin lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Martins Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dublin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Gorman
  • Gustine
    • Gustine lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Martins Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gustine.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustine
  • Rising Star

Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Martins Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Comanche 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 Martins Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1341035  (Martins Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1341035 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: Comanche
      • Est. Elev: 418 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Duster
      • Location given for Martins Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.0031996     Lon: -98.7122736
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Comanche, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Martins Creek 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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