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 Pikeville (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 Pikeville. 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 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.
Pikeville is located in Marion County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Walker, Winston, Itawamba (MS) & Monroe (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Pikeville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pikeville:
- Marion County (The home county of Pikeville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.
- Stinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stinson
- From Pikeville to Stinson
- Twin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yampertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Guin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Brilliant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Brilliant is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <2>
- Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Hackleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thornhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thornhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thornhill
- From Pikeville to Thornhill
- Bear Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.
- Gu - Win
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Kirkland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bazemore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Fayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Belk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Rossland City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossland City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Bankston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.
- Hodges
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Hodges is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <2>
- Vina
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Phil Campbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burntout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Churntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belgreen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Red Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rockwood
- From Pikeville to Rockwood
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.
- Beaverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
- Beaverton is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <2>
- Detroit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Detroit is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <2>
- Sulligent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
- Sulligent is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <2>
- Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <2>
- Bedford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bedford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bedford
- From Pikeville to Bedford
- Hightogy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.
- Eldridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kansas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carbon Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Slicklizzard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prospect. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prospect
- From Pikeville to Prospect
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.
- Glen Mary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Farriss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farriss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Farriss
- From Pikeville to Farriss
- Natural Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Boar Tush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delmar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Haleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Littleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pebble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prebble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prebble
- From Pikeville to Prebble
- Ashridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Itawamba County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.
- Tremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Tremont is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremont <2>
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Eastman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eastman
- From Pikeville to Eastman
- Clay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clay
- From Pikeville to Clay
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,846 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
- Carolina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.
- Riggins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Splunge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Splunge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Splunge
- From Pikeville to Splunge
- Gattman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Greenwood Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Floyton is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Ales ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Ales is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Smithville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hatley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Hatley is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pikeville, see our County-by-County Page for Pikeville.
Cemeteries Near Pikeville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pikeville.
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 Pikeville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.
- Pikeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pikeville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pikeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Terrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Flurry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flurry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flurry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Banister Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banister Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Terrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cantrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cantrell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cantrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mosley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Nesmith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nesmith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nesmith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Terrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pikeville had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pikeville, with the one closest to Pikeville listed first.
- Stinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stinson
- From Pikeville to Stinson
- Guin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beaverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
- Beaverton is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <2>
- Pearce's Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearce's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce's Mills
- Pearce's Mills is located in Marion County
- Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Barnesville is located in Marion County
- Wayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wayside is located in Fayette County
- Gold Mine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
- Gold Mine is located in Marion County
- Detroit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Detroit is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <2>
- Pine Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Pine Springs is located in Lamar County
- Sulligent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
- Sulligent is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <2>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Moscow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Lamar County
- Glen Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bexar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bexar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
- Bexar is located in Marion County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pikeville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pikeville.
Newspapers Published in Pikeville ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pikeville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pikeville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pikeville.
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 Pikeville:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Lamar County
- Walker County
- Winston County
- Itawamba County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pikeville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marion County: www.sonet.net/marioncounty/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pikeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pikeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0383, Longitude: -87.9507 In this case, the coordinates for Pikeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 Pikeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |