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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 Tuckers 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 Tuckers 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 Tuckers 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 occur.

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

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Tuckers Crossroad might be written as Tucker Crossroad.

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 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.

Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens 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 Laurens County: Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Treutlen, Twiggs, Wheeler & Wilkinson.

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

  • Laurens County     (The home county of Tuckers Crossroad)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Crossroad, with the one closest to Tuckers Crossroad listed first.
    • Midway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
    • Lovett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
    • East Dublin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dublin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dudley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Montrose
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockledge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dexter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rentz
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cadwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Crossroad, with the one closest to Tuckers Crossroad listed first.
    • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
    • The Colony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Colony is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
    • Mount Pleasant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Bleckley County
    • Allentown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Crossroad, with the one closest to Tuckers Crossroad listed first.
    • Chester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Yonkers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Crossroad, with the one closest to Tuckers Crossroad listed first.
    • Norristown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Blundale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Blundale is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Crossroad, with the one closest to Tuckers Crossroad listed first.
    • Bartow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wadley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <2>
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Crossroad, with the one closest to Tuckers Crossroad listed first.
    • Wrightsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Adrian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kite
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Kite is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <2>
  • Treutlen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Crossroad, with the one closest to Tuckers Crossroad listed first.
    • Gillis Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
    • Soperton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Crossroad, with the one closest to Tuckers Crossroad listed first.
    • Danville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jeffersonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Crossroad, with the one closest to Tuckers Crossroad listed first.
    • Harrison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gardner is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
    • Oconee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tennille
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Riddleville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Riddleville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Sandersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Deepstep
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Goat Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
    • Davisboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Warthen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tuckers Crossroad, with the one closest to Tuckers Crossroad listed first.
    • Beech Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
    • Toomsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Irwinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • McIntyre
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dedrich
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Ivey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Gordon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Tuckers Crossroad ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tuckers 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.

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 Tuckers Crossroad - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hightower Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Plummer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kellams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Moody Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Londonfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Marvin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Waters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dent Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Post Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Guyton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (309 more) ...
    • Martin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Red Field Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Old Bethesda Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Lovett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lovett is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
  • Spann
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Spann is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spann
  • Wrightsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dublin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Condor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Condor is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condor
  • Oconee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beech Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
  • Pringle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pringle is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
  • Toomsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dudley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tennille
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Riddleville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Riddleville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Springhaven ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Springhaven is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
    • Tweed
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Tweed is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweed

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

Newspapers Published in Tuckers 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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tuckers Crossroad.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tuckers Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tuckers Crossroad.

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 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 Tuckers Crossroad:

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>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 Tuckers Crossroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Tuckers Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.