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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 Winn (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 Winn. 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 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.

Winn is located in Clarke County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clarke County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Wilcox.

Below are the counties that are near Winn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winn:

  • Clarke County     (The home county of Winn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winn, with the one closest to Winn listed first.
    • Toddtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Zimco
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stave Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Salitpa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Grove Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
      • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <2>
    • Jackson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Walker Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Whatley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Coffeeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
      • Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <2>
    • Suggsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Suggsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Suggsville
      • From Winn to Suggsville
    • Dickinson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
      • Dickinson is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dickinson
      • From Winn to Dickinson
    • Fulton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fakit Chipunta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
      • Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
  • Baldwin County
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winn, with the one closest to Winn listed first.
    • Bladon Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Womack Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Womack Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
      • Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Womack Hill
      • From Winn to Womack Hill
    • Cullomburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bolinger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolinger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
      • Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
    • Silas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
      • Silas is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Silas
      • From Winn to Silas
    • Souwilpa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Souwilpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
      • Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Souwilpa
      • From Winn to Souwilpa
    • Gilbertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Toxey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toxey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
      • Toxey is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Aquilla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aquilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
  • Marengo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winn, with the one closest to Winn listed first.
    • Putnam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ellison ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
      • Ellison is located in Marengo County
    • Dixon's Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
      • Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
    • Sweet Water
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Vineland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
      • Vineland is located in Marengo County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winn, with the one closest to Winn listed first.
    • Finchburg ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
      • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Finchburg
      • From Winn to Finchburg
    • Claiborne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claiborne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
      • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Claiborne
      • From Winn to Claiborne
    • Mount Pleasant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Perdue Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Scratch Ankle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Monroe County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winn, with the one closest to Winn listed first.
    • Leroy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Stephen's
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carson
      • From Winn to Carson
    • Prestwick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prestwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Prestwick
      • From Winn to Prestwick
    • Frankville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bassetts Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassetts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
      • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
    • Bigbee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Wagarville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hobson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunflower
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Chatom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Millry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
      • Millry is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <2>
    • Barlow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Barlow is located in Washington County
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winn, with the one closest to Winn listed first.
    • Lower Peach Tree
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
      • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winn, see our County-by-County Page for Winn.

Cemeteries Near Winn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winn.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winn, with the one closest to Winn listed first.

  • Bumpers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bumpers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bumpers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peniel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peniel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Austin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hollingsworth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollingsworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollingsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cobb Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stave Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stave Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stave Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (250 more) ...
    • Jackson Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gaddies Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaddies Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaddies Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pugh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pugh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 in 1895, Winn had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Winn, with the one closest to Winn listed first.

  • Salitpa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jackson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Grove Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
    • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <2>
  • Walker Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Stephen's
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McEntyre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McEntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEntyre
    • McEntyre is located in Clarke County
  • Carson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Carson is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Carson
    • From Winn to Carson
  • Whatley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Coffeeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
    • Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <2>
  • Suggsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Suggsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
    • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Suggsville
    • From Winn to Suggsville
  • Frankville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bigbee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Dickinson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
      • Dickinson is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dickinson
      • From Winn to Dickinson
    • Wagar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagar
      • Wagar is located in Washington County
    • Alma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Clarke County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winn.

Newspapers Published in Winn ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winn, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Winn:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Winn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Winn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6518, Longitude: -87.9173       In this case, the coordinates for Winn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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