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 Pine Apple Station (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 Pine Apple Station. 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 Pine Apple Station ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Apple Station: Pine Apple Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Pine Apple Station 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 Pine Apple Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Apple Station:
- Wilcox County (The home county of Pine Apple Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Apple Station, with the one closest to Pine Apple Station listed first.
- Schuster
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Pine Apple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Caledonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Oak Hill
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Awin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- McWilliams
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- McBrydes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Snow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Furman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Ackerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Estelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Apple Station, with the one closest to Pine Apple Station listed first.
- Forest Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shacklesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Starlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Bolling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chapman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Georgiana
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Garland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- McKenzie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Industry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Apple Station, with the one closest to Pine Apple Station listed first.
- Mixonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Commerce
(14 miles [22.5 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 south)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Owassa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Wilcox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Bermuda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Apple Station, with the one closest to Pine Apple Station listed first.
- Minter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Carlowville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Pleasant Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Belknap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Kings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Old Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Crumptonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Sardis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Apple Station, with the one closest to Pine Apple Station 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
- Collirene
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Fort Deposit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Petronia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Apple Station, with the one closest to Pine Apple Station listed first.
- Pineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Beatrice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Vredenburgh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Tunnel Springs
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Hybart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Burnt Corn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Peterman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Apple Station, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Apple Station.
Cemeteries Near Pine Apple Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Apple Station.
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 Pine Apple Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Apple Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Apple Station, with the one closest to Pine Apple Station listed first.
- Beard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McWilliams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pineview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Solomon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grimes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Palmer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McConico Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Monterey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Watts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pineview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Pine Apple Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Apple Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Apple Station, with the one closest to Pine Apple Station listed first.
- Pine Apple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Caledonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Allenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allenton is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Awin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- McBrydes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Rosebud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebud is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Monterey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Monterey is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Snow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Furman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Turkestan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turkestan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkestan
- Butler Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Springs is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Forest Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Riley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Fatama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fatama is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatama
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Apple Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Apple Station.
Newspapers Published in Pine Apple Station ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Apple Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Apple Station, 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 Pine Apple Station.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Pine Apple Station:
- 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> | 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 Pine Apple Station, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Apple Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |