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 Skinnerton (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 Skinnerton. 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.
Skinnerton is primarily located in Conecuh County. A portion of Skinnerton extends into Monroe 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 Conecuh County: Butler, Covington, Escambia & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Skinnerton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Skinnerton:
- Conecuh County (The home county of Skinnerton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skinnerton, with the one closest to Skinnerton listed first.
- Commerce
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Ramah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Mixonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Owassa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Bermuda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Wilcox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Belleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rabb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Repton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skinnerton, with the one closest to Skinnerton listed first.
- Starlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Shacklesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Forest Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Georgiana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chapman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Bolling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- McKenzie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Industry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oaky Streak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skinnerton, with the one closest to Skinnerton listed first.
- Carlowville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Minter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Lowndes County
- Bragg's
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skinnerton, with the one closest to Skinnerton listed first.
- Pine Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Pineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Beatrice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Corn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Tunnel Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Natchez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Peterman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vredenburgh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Monroeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hybart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skinnerton, with the one closest to Skinnerton listed first.
- McWilliams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Schuster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Awin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Pine Apple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Estelle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- McBrydes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Furman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Snow Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Ackerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Asahel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Nellie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Skinnerton, see our County-by-County Page for Skinnerton.
Cemeteries Near Skinnerton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skinnerton.
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 Skinnerton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Skinnerton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Skinnerton, with the one closest to Skinnerton listed first.
- Lone Star Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Orchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ramah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24222 <2>
- Kaiser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbull Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Savannah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Middleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grimes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Skinnerton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Skinnerton, with the one closest to Skinnerton listed first.
- Commerce
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Riley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Turnbull
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Bowles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowles is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles
- Pineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Burnt Corn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Turkestan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turkestan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkestan
- Natchez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Awin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Chestnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bermuda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Starlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Butler Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Springs is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Skinnerton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Skinnerton.
Newspapers Published in Skinnerton ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Skinnerton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Skinnerton, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Skinnerton.
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 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 Skinnerton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Conecuh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Dallas County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe County
- Wilcox 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 Skinnerton, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Skinnerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |