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

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Murrays Crossroads might be written as Murray 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 and 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.

Murrays Crossroads is located in Schley 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 Schley County: Macon, Marion, Sumter, Taylor & Webster.

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

  • Schley County     (The home county of Murrays Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrays Crossroads, with the one closest to Murrays Crossroads listed first.
    • Concord
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Concord is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Ellaville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • La Crosse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • La Crosse is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • Chattahoochee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrays Crossroads, with the one closest to Murrays Crossroads listed first.
    • Ida Vesper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
      • Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
    • Cusseta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Halloca ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
    • Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
    • Central Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrays Crossroads, with the one closest to Murrays Crossroads listed first.
    • Zenith
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Zenith is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
    • Lee Pope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrays Crossroads, with the one closest to Murrays Crossroads listed first.
    • Dooling
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Byromville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lilly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee County
    • Smithville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrays Crossroads, with the one closest to Murrays Crossroads listed first.
    • Ideal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oglethorpe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Montezuma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Marshallville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrays Crossroads, with the one closest to Murrays Crossroads listed first.
    • Putnam
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Putnam is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
    • Tazewell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Tazewell is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Draneville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Draneville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
    • Buena Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Glen Alta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Glen Alta is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
    • Juniper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Juniper is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
  • Muscogee County
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrays Crossroads, with the one closest to Murrays Crossroads listed first.
    • Washington Square
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Washington Square is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
    • Fort Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stewart County
    • Richland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrays Crossroads, with the one closest to Murrays Crossroads listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Andersonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <2>
    • Concord
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Concord is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Americus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Plains
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Thalean
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Thalean is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
    • Sumter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
    • De Soto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Leslie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cobb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrays Crossroads, with the one closest to Murrays Crossroads listed first.
    • Junction City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Geneva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Box Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Centerville is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Prattsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
    • Talbotton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrays Crossroads, with the one closest to Murrays Crossroads listed first.
    • Rupert
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mauk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Norwich
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Norwich is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
    • Howard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Howard is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Reynolds
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Five Points is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Carsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
  • Upson County
    • Salem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murrays Crossroads, with the one closest to Murrays Crossroads listed first.
    • Preston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Leveretts
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Leveretts is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
    • Weston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Murrays Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murrays 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 Murrays Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Taylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell Independent Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellaville City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sand Bethel Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bethel Church Cemetery
    • The Sand Bethel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sand Bethel Cemetery
  • Prosperity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Frasier - Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • English Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...
    • Bloodworth Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Murrays Crossroads had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Ellaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Putnam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Putnam is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
  • Fountainville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fountainville is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
  • Doyle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Doyle is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
  • La Crosse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • La Crosse is located in Schley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • Tazewell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tazewell is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Andersonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <2>
  • Draneville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Draneville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
  • Friendship
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendship is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Oglethorpe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Garden Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden Valley is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
  • Buena Vista
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Brantley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Brantley is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
    • Butler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Americus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Murrays 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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murrays Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murrays Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murrays Crossroads.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Murrays 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Murrays 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 Murrays Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.