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 Skyhaven Estates (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 Skyhaven Estates. 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 Skyhaven Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Skyhaven Estates: Skyhaven Ests.
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 doctors 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.
Skyhaven Estates is located in Etowah 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 Etowah County: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Skyhaven Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Skyhaven Estates:
- Etowah County (The home county of Skyhaven Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skyhaven Estates, with the one closest to Skyhaven Estates listed first.
- Mountainboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Sardis City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Carlisle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Greer ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Aurora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Whitesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Egypt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Benson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Ridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Crudup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skyhaven Estates, with the one closest to Skyhaven Estates listed first.
- Highmound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Snead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McLarty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Wynnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Bird ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Bright Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Clarence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Craig
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Susan Moore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Fridays Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Brooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skyhaven Estates, with the one closest to Skyhaven Estates listed first.
- Southside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Cochran Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Colvins Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Mack ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Ohatchee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Grayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Wellington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Angel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skyhaven Estates, with the one closest to Skyhaven Estates listed first.
- Leesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Centre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Moshat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skyhaven Estates, with the one closest to Skyhaven Estates listed first.
- Joppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Baileytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skyhaven Estates, with the one closest to Skyhaven Estates listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rodentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Crossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Cotnam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Dawson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Geraldine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Collinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skyhaven Estates, with the one closest to Skyhaven Estates listed first.
- Langston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rock City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Madison County
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skyhaven Estates, with the one closest to Skyhaven Estates listed first.
- Boaz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Albertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Horton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Rabbit Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Hustleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Gregory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Hyatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skyhaven Estates, with the one closest to Skyhaven Estates listed first.
- Hulaco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skyhaven Estates, with the one closest to Skyhaven Estates listed first.
- Steele
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ragland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Skyhaven Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Skyhaven Estates.
Cemeteries Near Skyhaven Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skyhaven Estates.
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 Skyhaven Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Skyhaven Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Skyhaven Estates, with the one closest to Skyhaven Estates listed first.
- Mizell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gilland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thrasher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Upton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boaz City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Boaz.
- The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsaida Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21588 <2>
- Red Apple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (424 more) ...
- Walls Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Skyhaven Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Skyhaven Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Skyhaven Estates, with the one closest to Skyhaven Estates listed first.
- Mountainboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Aurora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Boaz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fenton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Red Apple ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Apple is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
- Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Littleton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Pulltight
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pulltight is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Howelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Norton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Avery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Skyhaven Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Skyhaven Estates.
Newspapers Published in Skyhaven Estates ...
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 Skyhaven Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Skyhaven Estates, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Skyhaven Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Skyhaven Estates:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Etowah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Skyhaven Estates) 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 Skyhaven Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |