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 Awin (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 Awin. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Awin is located in Wilcox County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilcox County: Butler, Clarke, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Awin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Awin:
- Wilcox County (The home county of Awin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Awin, with the one closest to Awin listed first.
- Pine Apple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Schuster
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- McWilliams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Furman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- McBrydes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Ackerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Estelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Camden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boykin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Nellie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Awin, with the one closest to Awin listed first.
- Forest Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shacklesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Starlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Bolling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chapman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Georgiana
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Garland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- McKenzie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Industry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Oaky Streak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Awin, with the one closest to Awin listed first.
- Mixonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Commerce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Ramah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Owassa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Wilcox
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Evergreen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rabb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Bermuda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Belleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Awin, with the one closest to Awin listed first.
- Minter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Carlowville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Pleasant Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Belknap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Kings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Awin, with the one closest to Awin listed first.
- Bragg's
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Fort Deposit
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Collirene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Gordonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Mosses
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Awin, with the one closest to Awin listed first.
- Pineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Beatrice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Tunnel Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Vredenburgh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Burnt Corn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Peterman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Hybart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Monroeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Awin, see our County-by-County Page for Awin.
Cemeteries Near Awin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Awin.
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 Awin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Awin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Awin, with the one closest to Awin listed first.
- Solomon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shacklesville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Forest Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Awin had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Awin, with the one closest to Awin listed first.
- Pine Apple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Butler Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Springs is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Springs
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Monterey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Forest Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shacklesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Herbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Herbert is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Allenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allenton is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Commerce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- McBrydes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Furman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Turkestan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Turkestan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkestan
- Riley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Snow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Awin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Awin.
Newspapers Published in Awin ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Awin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Awin, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Awin.
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 Awin:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Wilcox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Conecuh County
- Dallas County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Awin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Awin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |