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 Shop (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 Shop. 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 Shop ...
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.
While the name of this community is Martins Shop, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Martins Shop may originally have been Martin's Shop.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Martins Shop might be written as Martin Shop.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Martins Shop is located in Amherst County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Amherst County: Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Lynchburg City, Nelson & Rockbridge.
Below are the counties that are near Martins Shop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martins Shop:
- Amherst County (The home county of Martins Shop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Shop, with the one closest to Martins Shop listed first.
- Coolwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Joshua Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Winesap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Sweet Briar Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Madison Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walkers Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Monitor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- New Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Pedlar Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Sandidges
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Pleasant View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Allwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Shop, with the one closest to Martins Shop listed first.
- Beckham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Spout Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Bent Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Appomattox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Evergreen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Chap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Hurtsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Pamplin City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Shop, with the one closest to Martins Shop listed first.
- Abert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Boonsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Coleman Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Bellevue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Cifax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Goode
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lowry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Peaksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Shop, with the one closest to Martins Shop listed first.
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Toga
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Alcoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Manteo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Andersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Vinco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Buckingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glenmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Enonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Axtell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Shop, with the one closest to Martins Shop listed first.
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rustburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Powhatan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Lawyers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Timberlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Yellow Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Bedford Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Mount Zion
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Gladys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hat Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Lynch Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Altavista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Shop, with the one closest to Martins Shop listed first.
- Abell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Rough Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Shop, with the one closest to Martins Shop listed first.
- Lynchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lavino Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Woodbine Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Shop, with the one closest to Martins Shop listed first.
- Gladstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Arrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colleen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Norwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Massies Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Shipman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Jonesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Bryant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Tyro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Warminster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Old Myndus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Rockfish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Pittsylvania County
- Hurt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <2>
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Shop, with the one closest to Martins Shop listed first.
- Glasgow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Forge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Greenlee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Fancy Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Marlbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Natural Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Red Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martins Shop, see our County-by-County Page for Martins Shop.
Cemeteries Near Martins Shop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martins Shop.
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 Shop - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martins Shop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martins Shop, with the one closest to Martins Shop listed first.
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rose Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scott Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morriss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McIvor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beth Joseph Agudath Sholom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Faulconer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Arch Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Martins Shop in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martins Shop.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martins Shop, with the one closest to Martins Shop listed first.
- Coolwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Joshua Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Stapleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stapleton is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Walkers Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Elon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elon is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Bocock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bocock is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bocock
- Salt Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Salt Creek is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
- Abert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boonsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Clifford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martins Shop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martins Shop.
Newspapers Published in Martins Shop ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martins Shop.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martins Shop, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martins Shop.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Shop:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Amherst County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appomattox County
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Buckingham County
- Buena Vista City
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Lexington City
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Pittsylvania County
- Rockbridge County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Martins Shop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Shop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |