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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 Andrews Crossroads (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 Andrews Crossroads. 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 Andrews Crossroads ...

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 occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Andrews Crossroads: Andrews Xrds.
  • While the name of this community is Andrews Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Andrews Crossroads may originally have been Andrew's Crossroads.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Andrews Crossroads might be written as Andrew Crossroads.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Andrews Crossroads is located in Meriwether County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Meriwether County: Coweta, Harris, Pike, Spalding, Talbot, Troup & Upson.

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

  • Meriwether County     (The home county of Andrews Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Crossroads, with the one closest to Andrews Crossroads listed first.
    • Harris City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Harris City is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
    • Woodbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Betts
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Betts is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
      • Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
    • Carrolls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
      • Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
    • Edman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Edman is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
    • Bullochville ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
    • Warm Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gay is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gay <2>
    • Manchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chalybeate Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
    • Rocky Mount
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Coweta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Crossroads, with the one closest to Andrews Crossroads listed first.
    • Haralson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bexton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bexton is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
    • Smith City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Smith City is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
    • Grantville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Moreland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Senoia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Turin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jade Lake Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
    • Sharpsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • East Newnan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • East Newnan is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
    • Smokey Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
    • Newnan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Crossroads, with the one closest to Andrews Crossroads listed first.
    • Brooks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Foreston Place
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
    • Hamptons Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
    • Peachtree City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Woolsey Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
    • Tinsley Mill Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
    • Woolsey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woolsey is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Crossroads, with the one closest to Andrews Crossroads listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mountainbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
    • Pine Mountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Mountain Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamilton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Waverly Hall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ellerslie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Cataula
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Lake is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
    • Mountain Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
  • Heard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Crossroads, with the one closest to Andrews Crossroads listed first.
    • Corinth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Corinth is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Houston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Houston is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Crossroads, with the one closest to Andrews Crossroads listed first.
    • Aldora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Aldora is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Milner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Barnesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Muscogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Crossroads, with the one closest to Andrews Crossroads listed first.
    • Midland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Upatoi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Fortson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Crossroads, with the one closest to Andrews Crossroads listed first.
    • Lawrences Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
    • Molena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilltop
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hilltop is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Meansville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Zebulon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Williamson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spalding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Crossroads, with the one closest to Andrews Crossroads listed first.
    • Esmond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Esmond is located in Spalding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
    • Griffin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Orchard Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Griffin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • East Griffin is located in Spalding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
    • Experiment
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Crossroads, with the one closest to Andrews Crossroads listed first.
    • Flint Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Woodland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Belleview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Belleview is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Talbotton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Centerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Centerville is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Prattsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
    • Geneva
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Junction City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Crossroads, with the one closest to Andrews Crossroads listed first.
    • Carsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
    • Five Points
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Five Points is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Troup County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Crossroads, with the one closest to Andrews Crossroads listed first.
    • Mountville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Louise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Louise is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
    • Whitfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Whitfield is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Hogansville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Asta Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Asta Village is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
    • Brays Lakeview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
    • LaGrange
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pioneer Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Sassafrass Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
    • Rockwell Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
    • Sunny Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
    • Graysons Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
  • Upson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andrews Crossroads, with the one closest to Andrews Crossroads listed first.
    • Barker Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Barker Spring is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
    • Sunset Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Village is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Hannahs Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
    • Delray
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Delray is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Lincoln Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
    • Thomaston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • The Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Yatesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Andrews Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Andrews Crossroads.

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 Andrews Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Andrews Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cane Creek Missionary Baptist (MB) Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
    • The Brooks Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fowler Family Cemetery
  • Ware Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Raleigh Methodist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
    • The Concord Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Concord Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenville City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clemens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker Memory Garden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Memory Garden
    • The Walker Memory Garden has also been known as:
    • Walker Memorial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (483 more) ...
    • Blount Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharp Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ward Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Andrews Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Andrews Crossroads.

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

  • Harris City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Harris City is located in Meriwether County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
  • Raleigh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Raleigh is located in Meriwether County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Woodbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Warm Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bullochville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
  • Chalybeate Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
  • Molena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gay is located in Meriwether County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gay <2>
  • Oakland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland is located in Meriwether County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Midway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Midway is located in Meriwether County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Hendricks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hendricks is located in Upson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
  • Neal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Neal is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Alps
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Alps is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alps
    • Shiloh
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Mount
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount

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

Newspapers Published in Andrews Crossroads ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Andrews Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Andrews Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Andrews Crossroads.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Andrews Crossroads:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Andrews Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Andrews Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.