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Do you know of Skelton ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Skelton. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Skelton.

We found mention of Skelton as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Skelton ...

We found six communities that share the name Skelton.

Within Virginia, the name Skelton is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Skelton [Tuscaloosa County].
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Skelton [Carroll County].
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Skelton [Fulton County].
    • Illinois
      • Logan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Skelton [Logan County].
    • Indiana
      • Gibson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Skelton [Gibson County].
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Skelton [Raleigh County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Skelton ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Skelton:

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Skelton.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 51/72832   (Place Name: Skelton (RR name for Forksville))

County: Mecklenburg     (FIPS State/County: 51/117)

Class: X3

More Orphans in  Mecklenburg County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Mecklenburg County.

AbbyvilleMarshallsville
 Meredith
Beechnut 
Black's RidgeNunn
Buffalo Lithia Springs 
Burnt StoreOakley
Bynum StoreOrgainsville
 Overland
Cephas 
 Portia
DrolPush
  
EgmontReddirt
 Reekes
Field'sRiggan
Five Forks 
 Saffolds
GoldleafSaint Tammany's
 Smilax
HanfordSpring Hill
 Stony Cross
IncaSwepson
  
JoycevilleTarry's Mill
  
LambertWalker Store
Lawsons StoreWhite House
 Woburn

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Skelton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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