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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 Norwood Crossroad (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 Norwood Crossroad. 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.

Name Variations for Norwood Crossroad ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Norwood Crossroad: Norwood Xrd.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Norwood Crossroad is located in Sumter County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sumter County: Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence, Kershaw, Lee & Richland.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Norwood Crossroad)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwood Crossroad, with the one closest to Norwood Crossroad listed first.
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
    • Shiloh
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Mayesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • East Sumter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Oswego
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • Mulberry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
    • South Sumter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Sumter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lakewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
    • Millwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
    • Dalzell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Privateer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Privateer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwood Crossroad, with the one closest to Norwood Crossroad listed first.
    • Turbeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Zion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
    • Sardinia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gable
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Alcolu
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Manning
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Paxville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jordan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwood Crossroad, with the one closest to Norwood Crossroad listed first.
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
    • Lamar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
    • Syracuse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
    • Palmetto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
    • Pine Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
    • Darlington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lydia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Dovesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dovesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
      • Dovesville is located in Darlington County
    • Mont Clare
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
      • Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
    • North Hartsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
      • North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
    • Prestwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwood Crossroad, with the one closest to Norwood Crossroad listed first.
    • Olanta
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sardis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Salem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Florence County
    • Jones Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Cartersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
    • Coward
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Scranton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Timmonsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Danwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
    • Effingham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wren Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwood Crossroad, with the one closest to Norwood Crossroad listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Elliott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alcot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
    • Bishopville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Manville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
      • Manville is located in Lee County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwood Crossroad, with the one closest to Norwood Crossroad listed first.
    • Tabernacle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Gresham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Laughlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norwood Crossroad, with the one closest to Norwood Crossroad listed first.
    • Moore Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
    • Cades
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingstree
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Greeleyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Salters
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Indiantown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Stuckey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Lane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Norwood Crossroad ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norwood Crossroad.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Norwood Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Norwood Crossroad.

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 websites either 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 Norwood Crossroad:

Cemeteries Near Norwood Crossroad ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norwood Crossroad.

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 Norwood Crossroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Olanta Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olanta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olanta Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Olanta Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
  • Rush Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • New Town Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Town Cemetery
  • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
  • Continue List   (274 more) ...
    • St. Johns UMC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sansbury Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Campground Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Norwood Crossroad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Norwood Crossroad.

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

  • Sardis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sardis is located in Florence County
  • Shiloh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
  • Seloc
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seloc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seloc
    • Seloc is located in Clarendon County
  • New Zion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cartersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Cartersville is located in Florence County
  • Lynchburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Scranton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Coward
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Timmonsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Atkins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Atkins is located in Lee County
  • Sardinia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Effingham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cades
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>

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

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

The official website for Sumter County: www.sumtercountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Norwood Crossroad) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Norwood Crossroad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9679, Longitude: -79.9415       In this case, the coordinates for Norwood Crossroad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<5>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 Norwood Crossroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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