SKU 2(4) Skinner Places

Thanks to Frank D. Skinner of Beggs Oklahoma for the following:

The Skinner Family History, 1978 by American Genealogical Research Institute (1235 Kenilworth Avenue, N.E.; Washington, D.C. 20019) claims that there are three towns in the United States named after Skinners:

Skinnerton, AL;

Skinner, ME; and

Skinner's Eddy, PA.

From: "The People's Atlas of the World" (1884) there are listed:

Skinner, Bay Co., MI (1)

Skinner's, Bourbon Co., KY

Skinnersburgh, Scott Co., KY

Skinnersville, Washington Co., NC

Skinnerville, St. Lawrence Co., NY (2)

However, in the 1961 version of the "Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World" there were no Skinner towns listed.

1. Skinner(ville), Bay Co., MI

The first settlers of what is now Auburn in Williams Township came as farmers. John Gaffney was the first to fell a tree and build a home in 1854.

A village grew and a post office was established February 26, 1869, and given the name Skinner or Skinnerville by the Michigan State assistant post master general. Frederick C. Wolf was the first post master followed by S. Sutherland. When Ira Swart became postmaster December 7, 1877, he re-named the community - Auburn, after Auburn, New York where his wife came from.

"Sweet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain." So begins THE DESERTED VILLAGE, by Anglo-Irish poet Oliver Goldsmith. From "Ghost Towns and Place Names" by Odese Sharp. Thanks to the Bay County Historical Society for the above article.

2. Skinnerville, St. Lawrence Co., NY

"Skinnerville is a hamlet situated on the St. Regis River, one mile and a half west of Stockholm depot, and contains a grist-mill, saw mill, shingle mill, blacksmith and wagon shop, starch factory, harness and shoe shop, tannery, a school house, and about 110 inhabitants."

From the 1878 "History of St. Lawrence County." Thanks to John A. Baule of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. Mr. Baule adds, "We can only speculate as to the origin of the name, but there were Skinners in the town of Stockholm at the time this hamlet was flourishing."

(We're still waiting for information on the others.)




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		SKINNER PLACES Thanks to Frank D. Skinner of Beggs Oklahoma for the following: The Skinner Family History, 1978 by American Genealogical Research Institute (1235 Kenilworth Avenue, N.E.; Washington, D.C. 20019) claims that there are three towns in the United States named after Skinners: Skinnerton, AL; Skinner, ME; and Skinner's Eddy, PA. From: "The People's Atlas of the World" (1884) there are listed: Skinner, Bay Co., MI (1) Skinner's, Bourbon Co., KY Skinnersburgh, Scott Co., KY Skinnersville, Washington Co., NC Skinnerville, St. Lawrence Co., NY (2) However, in the 1961 version of the "Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World" there were no Skinner towns listed. 1. Skinner(ville), Bay Co., MI The first settlers of what is now Auburn in Williams Township came as farmers. John Gaffney was the first to fell a tree and build a home in 1854. A village grew and a post office was established February 26, 1869, and given the name Skinner or Skinnerville by the Michigan State assistant post master general. Frederick C. Wolf was the first post master followed by S. Sutherland. When Ira Swart became postmaster December 7, 1877, he re-named the community - Auburn, after Auburn, New York where his wife came from. "Sweet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain." So begins THE DESERTED VILLAGE, by Anglo-Irish poet Oliver Goldsmith. From "Ghost Towns and Place Names" by Odese Sharp. Thanks to the Bay County Historical Society for the above article. 2. Skinnerville, St. Lawrence Co., NY "Skinnerville is a hamlet situated on the St. Regis River, one mile and a half west of Stockholm depot, and contains a grist-mill, saw mill, shingle mill, blacksmith and wagon shop, starch factory, harness and shoe shop, tannery, a school house, and about 110 inhabitants." From the 1878 "History of St. Lawrence County." Thanks to John A. Baule of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. Mr. Baule adds, "We can only speculate as to the origin of the name, but there were Skinners in the town of Stockholm at the time this hamlet was flourishing." (We're still waiting for information on the others.)
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