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 Skipperville (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 Skipperville. 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 southwest 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 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.
Skipperville is located in Dale 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 Dale County: Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry, Houston & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Skipperville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Skipperville:
- Dale County (The home county of Skipperville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipperville, with the one closest to Skipperville listed first.
- Arguta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Phillips Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Bertha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Mabson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Clopton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Ozark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Ariton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Midland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pinckard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Rucker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipperville, with the one closest to Skipperville listed first.
- Blue Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Elamville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Bakerhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Clayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cotton Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipperville, with the one closest to Skipperville listed first.
- Perote
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Smuteye
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipperville, with the one closest to Skipperville listed first.
- Java
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Roeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Frisco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Mixson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Clintonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Enterprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Brockton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Wilkinstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Battens Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Central City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipperville, with the one closest to Skipperville listed first.
- Malvern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bellwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Scranton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipperville, with the one closest to Skipperville listed first.
- Capps
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Graball
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Newville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Abbeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakey Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Headland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Screamer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Shorterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Haleburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipperville, with the one closest to Skipperville listed first.
- Kinsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Tidwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Dothan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Webb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parker Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Barber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Cowarts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Rehobeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Avon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipperville, with the one closest to Skipperville listed first.
- Tennille
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Brundidge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tarentum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Buckhorn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Pronto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Banks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Mossy Grove Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipperville, with the one closest to Skipperville listed first.
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Fort Gaines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Skipperville, see our County-by-County Page for Skipperville.
Cemeteries Near Skipperville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skipperville.
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 Skipperville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Skipperville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Skipperville, with the one closest to Skipperville listed first.
- Skipperville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beersheba Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Abbeville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Concord Congregational Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dykes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- New Hope Congregational Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Skipperville had a population of 92 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Skipperville, with the one closest to Skipperville listed first.
- Asbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Asbury is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Arguta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Bertha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Echo is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Clopton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Ozark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dillard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dillard is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Ewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Elamville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tennille
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Midland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Abbeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Skipperville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Skipperville.
Newspapers Published in Skipperville ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Skipperville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Skipperville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Skipperville.
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 Skipperville:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Dale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Coffee County
- Geneva County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Pike County
- Clay 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Skipperville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Skipperville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |