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 Fairchilds 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 Fairchilds 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 Fairchilds 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 Fairchilds Crossroads: Fairchilds Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Fairchilds Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fairchilds Crossroads may originally have been Fairchild's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fairchilds Crossroads might be written as Fairchild 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Fairchilds Crossroads is located in Hinds County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hinds County: Claiborne, Copiah, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Warren & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Fairchilds Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairchilds Crossroads:
- Hinds County (The home county of Fairchilds Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairchilds Crossroads, with the one closest to Fairchilds Crossroads listed first.
- Oakley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Palestine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Raymond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Learned
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Bolton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Bear Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Thompsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Edwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Utica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Byram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairchilds Crossroads, with the one closest to Fairchilds Crossroads listed first.
- Rocky Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Carlisle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Saint Elmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Willows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairchilds Crossroads, with the one closest to Fairchilds Crossroads listed first.
- Crystal Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Myles
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Hopewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hazlehurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glancy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Martinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Sardis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairchilds Crossroads, with the one closest to Fairchilds Crossroads listed first.
- Adelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Flora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ridgeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Kearney Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairchilds Crossroads, with the one closest to Fairchilds Crossroads listed first.
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alonzo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Clear Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Whites
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pearson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- King
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Pearl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Flowood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greenfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Brandon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairchilds Crossroads, with the one closest to Fairchilds Crossroads listed first.
- Newmans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Villanova
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Russellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Stout
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Vicksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Redwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Haynes Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Yazoo County
- Bentonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison Parish (LA)
- Delta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairchilds Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Fairchilds Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Fairchilds Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairchilds 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 Fairchilds Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairchilds Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairchilds Crossroads, with the one closest to Fairchilds Crossroads listed first.
- Bedwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Salmon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- William Davis Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- John Adam Riser Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Auburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nalley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Richmond Terrell Skipworth Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Fairchilds Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairchilds Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairchilds Crossroads, with the one closest to Fairchilds Crossroads listed first.
- Oakley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Palestine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Raymond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Learned
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dry Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Grove is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Grove
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Bear Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Thompsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- McRaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McRaven is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRaven
- Bolton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Utica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Terry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairchilds Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairchilds Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Fairchilds 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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairchilds Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairchilds Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairchilds 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 Fairchilds Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Hinds County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Copiah County
- Madison County
- Rankin County
- Warren County
- Yazoo County
- Madison Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairchilds 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 Fairchilds Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |