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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 Pin Hook (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 Pin Hook. 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 Pin Hook ...

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 occur.

Another variation: Pinhook.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pin Hook. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pin Hook.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Pin Hook is located in Marengo 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 Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.

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

  • Marengo County     (The home county of Pin Hook)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pin Hook, with the one closest to Pin Hook listed first.
    • Providence
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Providence is located in Marengo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Blue Lock ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
    • Linden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Griffins ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Griffins is located in Marengo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
    • Beckleys ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Beckleys is located in Marengo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
    • Myrtlewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Aigleville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Demopolis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Half Acre
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Tombigbee ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
    • Hugo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pin Hook, with the one closest to Pin Hook listed first.
    • Cedahoma ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
    • Tompkinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pennington is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Pelham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Pelham is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Choctaw City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
    • Jachin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jachin is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
    • Lavaca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cromwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Butler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lisman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pushmataha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pin Hook, with the one closest to Pin Hook listed first.
    • Morvin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Morvin is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
    • Atkeison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Glover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Dallas County
  • Greene County
  • Hale County
  • Perry County
  • Sumter County
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pin Hook, with the one closest to Pin Hook listed first.
    • Lamison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Catherine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gastonburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Anne Manie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
    • Bethel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bethel is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Alberta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Alberta is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Kimbrough
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
    • Rehoboth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Pine Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people

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

Cemeteries Near Pin Hook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pin Hook.

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 Pin Hook - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Jefferson Smalls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clover Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Millers Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Spring Hill Methodist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rembert Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (323 more) ...

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>

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

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

  • Jefferson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jefferson is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Linden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Spring Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Spring Hill is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hill
  • Myrtlewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Rembert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rembert is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembert
  • Demopolis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • McDowell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Octagon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Octagon is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
  • Tombigbee ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
  • Dayton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Gallion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tompkinsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Pin Hook ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pin Hook.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pin Hook, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pin Hook.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Pin Hook:

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 Pin Hook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Pin Hook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.