Our Genealogy Helper
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 Croxton 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 Croxton 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 Croxton 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Croxton Crossroads: Croxton Xrds.
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 doctors 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.
Croxton Crossroads is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Crisp, Dooly, Lee, Macon, Marion, Schley, Terrell & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Croxton Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Croxton Crossroads:
- Sumter County (The home county of Croxton Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Croxton Crossroads, with the one closest to Croxton Crossroads listed first.
- Sumter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Thalean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thalean is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
- Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Americus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Leslie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- De Soto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cobb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Andersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <1>
- Danville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Crisp County
- Milldale ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Milldale is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
- Dooly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croxton Crossroads, with the one closest to Croxton Crossroads listed first.
- Byromville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dooling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Lilly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dougherty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croxton Crossroads, with the one closest to Croxton Crossroads listed first.
- Dawson Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
- Lake Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
- Relswood Terrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
- Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eugemar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
- Hinds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- East Towne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Towne is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
- Turner City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turner City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
- West Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Town is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Elon Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
- Colonial Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croxton Crossroads, with the one closest to Croxton Crossroads listed first.
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
- Leesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Philema
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Philema is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
- Palmyra
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croxton Crossroads, with the one closest to Croxton Crossroads listed first.
- Oglethorpe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ideal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montezuma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croxton Crossroads, with the one closest to Croxton Crossroads listed first.
- Draneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Draneville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
- Putnam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Putnam is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
- Buena Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tazewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tazewell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Glen Alta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croxton Crossroads, with the one closest to Croxton Crossroads listed first.
- Brooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Shellman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Wades
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wades is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Cuthbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croxton Crossroads, with the one closest to Croxton Crossroads listed first.
- La Crosse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- La Crosse is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Ellaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croxton Crossroads, with the one closest to Croxton Crossroads listed first.
- Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Lumpkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croxton Crossroads, with the one closest to Croxton Crossroads listed first.
- Olivers Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
- Bronwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Parrott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yeomans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
- Dawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sasser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Herod
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Herod is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
- Clarks Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croxton Crossroads, with the one closest to Croxton Crossroads listed first.
- Leveretts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Croxton Crossroads, with the one closest to Croxton Crossroads listed first.
- Oakfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Croxton Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Croxton Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Croxton Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Croxton 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 Croxton Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Croxton Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Croxton Crossroads, with the one closest to Croxton Crossroads listed first.
- Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rylander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blackshire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Benevolence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cowart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anthony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Enterprise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deidrich Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Croxton Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Croxton Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Croxton Crossroads, with the one closest to Croxton Crossroads listed first.
- Sumter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maddox
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maddox is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- New Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Point is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cottondale is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Bronwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gatewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gatewood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Americus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parrott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Huntington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Gooseberry ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gooseberry is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Parkers ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parkers is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
- Leslie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leveretts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Croxton Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Croxton Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Croxton 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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Croxton Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Croxton Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Croxton Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Croxton Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Sumter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crisp County
- Dooly County
- Dougherty County
- Lee County
- Macon County
- Marion County
- Randolph County
- Schley County
- Stewart County
- Terrell County
- Webster County
- Worth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Croxton Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Croxton Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |