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 Pinhook (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 Pinhook. 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 Pinhook ...
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: Pin Hook.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pinhook. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pinhook.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Pinhook is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Limestone, Morgan & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Pinhook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pinhook:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Pinhook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinhook, with the one closest to Pinhook listed first.
- Wren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Moulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Muck City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Chalybeate Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Mountain Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hatton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Courtland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinhook, with the one closest to Pinhook listed first.
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Leighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Spring Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Ford City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Nitrate City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- White House Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinhook, with the one closest to Pinhook listed first.
- Jones' Chapel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Central
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Chances Crossroad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- West Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crane Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Vinemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cullman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Ardell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Good Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- East Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinhook, with the one closest to Pinhook listed first.
- Churntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Phil Campbell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spruce Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Russellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rockwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinhook, with the one closest to Pinhook listed first.
- Dells Vista Shores
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Rogersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinhook, with the one closest to Pinhook listed first.
- Harris Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Ripley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Mooresville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Mina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Tanner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Poplar Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Swancott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinhook, with the one closest to Pinhook listed first.
- Bear Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thornhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinhook, with the one closest to Pinhook listed first.
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Trinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartselle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Austinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Flint City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Russell Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Simpson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Falkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leesdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Moulton Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Burningtree Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Decatur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Walker County
- Marylee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinhook, with the one closest to Pinhook listed first.
- Upshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Grayson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ellaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Addison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ashridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Houston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pebble
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Double Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Littleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Arley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Haleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pinhook, see our County-by-County Page for Pinhook.
Cemeteries Near Pinhook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinhook.
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 Pinhook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pinhook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pinhook, with the one closest to Pinhook listed first.
- Aldridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wilborn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Warren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Simms Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Aldridge Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cheatham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bogar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (777 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Preuit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Pinhook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pinhook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pinhook, with the one closest to Pinhook listed first.
- Jesseton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesseton
- Moulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Upshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Landersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Landersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landersville
- Ellaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Neel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Clifty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifty is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Mountain Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Massey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Massey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Addison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Hatton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pinhook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinhook.
Newspapers Published in Pinhook ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinhook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinhook, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinhook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pinhook:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Walker County
- Winston 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 Pinhook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Pinhook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |