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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 Store (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 Store. 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 Store ...

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 have occurred.

While the name of this community is Martins Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Martins Store may originally have been Martin's Store.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Martins Store might be written as Martin Store.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Store is located in Nelson County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nelson County: Albemarle, Appomattox, Augusta & Buckingham.

Below are the counties that are near Martins Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martins Store:

  • Nelson County     (The home county of Martins Store)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martins Store, with the one closest to Martins Store listed first.
    • Greenfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
    • Lodebar
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
    • Nellysford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Adial
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
    • Durrett Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durrett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
    • Onan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
    • Old Myndus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
    • Afton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Faber
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockfish
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
    • Bryant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Nelson County
    • Schuyler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jonesboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
      • Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martins Store, with the one closest to Martins Store listed first.
    • Covesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
      • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Batesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Yancey Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yancey Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • North Garden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Alberene
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
      • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
    • Crozet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Foothill Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Porters
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
      • Porters is located in Albemarle County
    • Keene
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ivy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • White Hall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
    • Ednam Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ednam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
  • Amherst County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martins Store, with the one closest to Martins Store listed first.
    • Lowesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • New Glasgow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
      • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
    • Alto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Amherst County
    • Sandidges
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandidges. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
      • Sandidges is located in Amherst County
    • Monitor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monitor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
      • Monitor is located in Amherst County
    • Amherst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forks of Buffalo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
      • Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
    • Allwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
      • Allwood is located in Amherst County
    • Walkers Ford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walkers Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
      • Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
    • Sweet Briar Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
      • Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
    • Coolwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coolwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
      • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
    • Pleasant View
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
  • Appomattox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martins Store, with the one closest to Martins Store listed first.
    • Bent Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bent Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
      • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
    • Beckham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
      • Beckham is located in Appomattox County
    • Mineral ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
      • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martins Store, with the one closest to Martins Store listed first.
    • Sherando
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
    • Lyndhurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lipscomb
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lipscomb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
    • Dooms
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
    • Stuarts Draft
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fishersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
      • Fishersville is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishersville <3>
    • Crimora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Brand
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
    • Sampson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sampson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Jolivue
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
    • Greenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Steeles Tavern
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Spottswood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
      • Spottswood is located in Augusta County
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martins Store, with the one closest to Martins Store listed first.
    • Axtell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
      • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
    • Manteo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manteo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
    • Glenmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
    • Centenary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
    • Mount Vinco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Vinco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
      • Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
    • Alcoma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
      • Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
    • Buckingham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buena Vista City
    • Buena Vista
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <3>
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martins Store, with the one closest to Martins Store listed first.
    • Belmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
    • Charlottesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Locust Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martins Store, with the one closest to Martins Store listed first.
    • Nicholas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicholas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
    • Antioch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antioch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
    • Lake Monticello
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martins Store, with the one closest to Martins Store listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
    • Amicus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amicus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
  • Rockbridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martins Store, with the one closest to Martins Store listed first.
    • Marlbrook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
      • Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
    • Davis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Rockbridge County
    • Fairfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
    • Brownsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Riverside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Martins Store, with the one closest to Martins Store listed first.
    • Goods Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goods Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
    • Cross Keys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Mount Crawford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • North River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martins Store, see our County-by-County Page for Martins Store.

Cemeteries Near Martins Store ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martins Store.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martins Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martins Store, with the one closest to Martins Store listed first.

  • Wintergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wintergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wintergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Diamond Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diamond Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diamond Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Greenfield and Batesville.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<6> to the southwest of Batesville.
    • The Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50674 <7>
  • Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ridgecrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgecrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgecrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Spring Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibson Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Covesville.
  • Hunt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hunt Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hunt Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Covesville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2652202 <7>
  • Cove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove Cemetery
    • The Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  • Mt. Shiloh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (231 more) ...
    • Wild Rose Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Rose Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<8>

While we didn't find Martins Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martins Store.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Martins Store, with the one closest to Martins Store listed first.

  • Greenfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
  • Lodebar
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
  • Nellysford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Onan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Onan is located in Nelson County
  • Avon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Nelson County
  • Covesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
    • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Afton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sherando
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
    • Sherando is located in Augusta County
  • Faber
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Batesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyndhurst
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Nelson County
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    • Yancey Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yancey Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Greenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <3>
    • Lipscomb
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lipscomb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martins Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martins Store.

Newspapers Published in Martins Store ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martins Store.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martins Store, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martins Store.

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 websites either 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 Store:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Martins Store. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Greenfield and Batesville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Martins Store) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Martins Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9176, Longitude: -78.8403       In this case, the coordinates for Martins Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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.
<8>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 Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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