Skillman, N.J. was named after Abraham J. Skillman (#862), my great granduncle. My grandfather, William Newton Skillman (#4), was station agent there from 1893 to 1938. Brooklyn, N.Y. sports two Skillman Avenues and one Skillman Street. Dallas, TX has a Skillman Street. There is also a Skillman, KY. Click the links below for maps of these Skillman places.

Guide to Skillman, N.J. Just for fun, here's a site run by "Beachcomber" that has links to information about Skillman, N.J.

Map of Skillman, NJ

Map of Skillman, KY

Map of Skillman Ave., Sunnyside, NY

Map of Skillman St., Brooklyn, NY

Map of Skillman Ave., Brooklyn, NY

Map of Skillman St., Roslyn, NY

Map of Skillman St., Dallas, TX

Skillman Facilities

    Skillman Center For Children, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

    Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute, Wayne State University

    Skillman Building, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

    These are probably named as a result of donations by the Skillman Foundation of Detroit, MI.

    Skillman Asylum (now the North Princeton Developmental Center), Skillman, NJ

Robert H. and Rose P. Skillman branch of the Detroit Public Library. "The Rose and Robert Skillman   Branch of the Detroit Public Library, formerly called the Downtown Library (opened January 4, 1932), was renamed the Rose and Robert Skillman Branch Library to honor a generous gift from the Skillman Foundation."