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 Swink (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 Swink. 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.
Swink is located in Dallas 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 Dallas County: Autauga, Chilton, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Swink. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swink:
- Dallas County (The home county of Swink)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swink, with the one closest to Swink listed first.
- Richmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Kings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Minter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Carlowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Belknap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Casey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Tyler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crumptonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swink, with the one closest to Swink listed first.
- Jones Bluff Dam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Statesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Fremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Autaugaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swink, with the one closest to Swink listed first.
- Forest Home
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shacklesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conecuh County
- Mixonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swink, with the one closest to Swink listed first.
- Collirene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Bragg's
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Petronia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Gordonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Mosses
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- White Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Hayneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lowndesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Deposit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Letohatchee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Burkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swink, with the one closest to Swink listed first.
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vredenburgh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Pineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Beatrice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swink, with the one closest to Swink listed first.
- Augustin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Suttle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swink, with the one closest to Swink listed first.
- Ackerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Furman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- McBrydes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Estelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Boykin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Pine Apple
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Schuster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Awin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swink, see our County-by-County Page for Swink.
Cemeteries Near Swink ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swink.
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 Swink - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swink covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swink, with the one closest to Swink listed first.
- Carlowville Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Purefoy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Snow Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McColough Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Soles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Molette Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Butler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Sardis.
- The Adams Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adams Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21195 <3>
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 Swink in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Swink.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swink, with the one closest to Swink listed first.
- Dawson's
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dawson's is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson's
- Pleasant Hill Station
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Richmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Kings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Carlowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Minter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Belknap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Farmersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Tilden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tilden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Furman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- King's Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- King's Landing is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Landing
- McBrydes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swink. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swink.
Newspapers Published in Swink ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swink.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swink, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swink.
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 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 Swink:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Butler County
- Conecuh County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe County
- Perry 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> | 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- Swink) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Swink, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |