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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Skipnish. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Skipnish to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Skipnish, please Contact Us.
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 Skipnish (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 Skipnish. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Skipnish is historic, it would have been located within present day Garrett County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Garrett County: Allegany, Fayette (PA), Somerset (PA), Grant (WV), Mineral (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Skipnish. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Skipnish:
- Garrett County (The home county of Skipnish)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipnish, with the one closest to Skipnish listed first.
- Hutton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Loch Lynn Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Fort Pendleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- McHenry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Schell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Schell is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Swanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kitzmiller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipnish, with the one closest to Skipnish listed first.
- Luke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Luke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Barton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Klondike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Ocean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipnish, with the one closest to Skipnish listed first.
- Markleysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Haydentown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipnish, with the one closest to Skipnish listed first.
- Addison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ursina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Listonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Confluence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Draketown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- West Salisbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Barbour County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipnish, with the one closest to Skipnish listed first.
- Kasson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Valley Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Clemtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Kalamazoo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Grant County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipnish, with the one closest to Skipnish listed first.
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bayard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Dobbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Greenland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Maysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Medley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Arthur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Marion County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipnish, with the one closest to Skipnish listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Neel is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Hebron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Marion County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipnish, with the one closest to Skipnish listed first.
- Schell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Elk Garden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Shaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Sulphur City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Windom ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Piedmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Keyser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipnish, with the one closest to Skipnish listed first.
- Brookhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Cheat Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Canyon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Morgantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipnish, with the one closest to Skipnish listed first.
- Terra Alta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Horse Shoe Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Orr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Albright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rowlesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sell is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Heathers Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Lenox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Kingwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Macomber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Macomber is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Randolph County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipnish, with the one closest to Skipnish listed first.
- Dryfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Taylor County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipnish, with the one closest to Skipnish listed first.
- Thornton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Knottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Grafton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fetterman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- West Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Yates ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yates is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Tucker County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skipnish, with the one closest to Skipnish listed first.
- Pierce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Coketon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Thomas
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Davis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hambleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Parsons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Porterwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Elk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elk is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Gladwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Pleasant Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Skipnish, see our County-by-County Page for Skipnish.
Cemeteries Near Skipnish ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skipnish.
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 Skipnish - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Skipnish covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Skipnish, with the one closest to Skipnish listed first.
- Ashby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nine Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gortner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wonderly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferndale Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Oakland.
- The Ferndale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ferndale Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80959 <4>
- Fike / Wolfe Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beckman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Tatlor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.
Skipnish itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 45 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Skipnish, with the one closest to Skipnish listed first.
- Hutton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Corinth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Terra Alta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Brookside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dority
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dority is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dority
- Amblersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Amblersburg is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amblersburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Eglon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eglon is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglon
- Horse Shoe Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Fort Pendleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Skipnish. See our List of 1890's Communities around Skipnish.
Newspapers Published in Skipnish ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Skipnish.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Skipnish, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Skipnish.
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 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 Skipnish:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Garrett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Fayette County
- Somerset County
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Marion County
- Mineral County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Skipnish, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Skipnish) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |