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 Red Store 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 Red Store 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 Red Store 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 Red Store Crossroads: Red Store 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 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.
Red Store Crossroads is located in Baker 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 Baker County: Calhoun, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Miller & Mitchell.
Below are the counties that are near Red Store Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Store Crossroads:
- Baker County (The home county of Red Store Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Store Crossroads, with the one closest to Red Store Crossroads listed first.
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkinstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
- Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Anna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Mimsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Lamar ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Store Crossroads, with the one closest to Red Store Crossroads listed first.
- Holt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holt is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Leary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Morgan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Colquitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Store Crossroads, with the one closest to Red Store Crossroads listed first.
- Doerun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hartsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minnesota
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
- Funston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur County
- Vada
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vada is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
- Dougherty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Store Crossroads, with the one closest to Red Store Crossroads listed first.
- Colonial Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
- Putney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Town is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
- Lake Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
- Relswood Terrace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
- Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eugemar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
- Dawson Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
- Colonial Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eleanor Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
- Elon Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
- Hinds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Pecan City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
- Early County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Store Crossroads, with the one closest to Red Store Crossroads listed first.
- Douglasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Douglass Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Damascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grady County
- Spence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spence is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Store Crossroads, with the one closest to Red Store Crossroads listed first.
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Leesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Philema
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Philema is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Store Crossroads, with the one closest to Red Store Crossroads listed first.
- Baconton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- De Witt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- De Witt is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
- Flint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Greenough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenough is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
- Camilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Pebble City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
- Sale City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cotton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County
- Five Points
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Store Crossroads, with the one closest to Red Store Crossroads listed first.
- Clarks Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
- Sasser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Herod
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Herod is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
- Dawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bronwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Thomas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Store Crossroads, with the one closest to Red Store Crossroads listed first.
- Meigs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hansell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hansell is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Store Crossroads, with the one closest to Red Store Crossroads listed first.
- Bridgeboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Dougherty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Dougherty is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
- Liberty Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Alfords
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alfords is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
- Anderson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Anderson City is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
- Sylvester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Poulan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Store Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Red Store Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Red Store Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Store 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 Red Store Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Store Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Store Crossroads, with the one closest to Red Store Crossroads listed first.
- Clifton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hard Up Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tarva Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- China Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Floral Memory Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- St. Paul Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Bethel Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Red Store Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Store Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Store Crossroads, with the one closest to Red Store Crossroads listed first.
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baconton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- De Witt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- De Witt is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
- Flint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Camilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Hoggard Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hoggard Mill is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggard Mill
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Mimsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Armena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Armena is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armena
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Acree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Acree is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Pelham
(20 miles [32.2 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 Red Store Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Store Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Red Store 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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Store Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Store Crossroads, 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 Red Store 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 Red Store Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Baker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Colquitt County
- Decatur County
- Dougherty County
- Early County
- Grady County
- Lee County
- Mitchell County
- Randolph County
- Terrell County
- Thomas 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 Red Store 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Store Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |