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 Martha (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 Martha. 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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Martha is located in Cabell County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Cabell County: Gallia (OH), Lawrence (OH), Lincoln, Mason, Putnam & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Martha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martha:
- Cabell County (The home county of Martha)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Barboursville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Melissa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Pea Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Sarah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Fudges Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Wilson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
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- Ona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reid
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reid is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Yates Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Guyandotte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
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- Hodges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
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- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Layville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Layville is located in Boone County
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- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Dodson Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
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- Morrisvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Horse Creek Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Julian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Julian is located in Boone County
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- Harless
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harless is located in Boone County
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- Lory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lory is located in Boone County
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- Rock Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
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- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Tornado
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
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- Nitro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Albans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sattes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Cross Lanes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Dunbar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Ruth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- West Hamlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Portersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Hamlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Myra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Sweetland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetland is located in Lincoln County
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- Kinder ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Palermo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Spears ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spears is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Garretts Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Garretts Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Wewanta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wewanta is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewanta
- Yawkey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yawkey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- East ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Banco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Big Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Upland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Apple Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Hogsett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Arlee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Beale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Gallipolis Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Grimms Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Fivemile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Arbuckle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Hurricane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Teays Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Teays Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Scott Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pliny
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Winfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Buffalo Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Nestlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
- Wayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Armilda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- Ceredo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kenova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Echo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Cove Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Kiahsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
- Hubbardstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Effie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Effie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Lockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Catlettsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cliffside
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Durbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Normal
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Big Sandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Cannonsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Mavity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Millseat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boltsfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Bellefonte
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Russell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Raceland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Worthington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Danleyton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Wurtland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Argillite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hunnewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Buchanan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Estep ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Potters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Stringtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Fallsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Louisa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Crown City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Bladen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Patriot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Gallipolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Proctorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Athalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Chesapeake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sybene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Scottown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Linnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Willow Wood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- South Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Andis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Aid
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Sheridan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martha, see our County-by-County Page for Martha.
Cemeteries Near Martha ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martha.
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 Martha - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Hatfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mud River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Sulphur Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgelawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baylous Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (920 more) ...
- Bowen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Martha in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martha.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martha, with the one closest to Martha listed first.
- Barboursville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sarah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Fudges Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Wilson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bowen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Ona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Proctorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guyandotte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Cox Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cox Landing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Landing
- Bradrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bradrick is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradrick
- Hodges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Bartram ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bartram is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Portersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Lesage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martha.
Newspapers Published in Martha ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martha.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martha, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martha.
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 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 Martha:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Cabell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Kanawha County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Wayne County
- Boyd County
- Greenup County
- Lawrence County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Martha, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Martha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |