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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 Batchelor 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 Batchelor 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 Batchelor 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Batchelor Crossroads: Batchelor 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Batchelor Crossroads is located in Nash County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nash County: Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Johnston, Vance, Wake, Warren & Wilson.

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

  • Nash County     (The home county of Batchelor Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batchelor Crossroads, with the one closest to Batchelor Crossroads listed first.
    • White Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Nash County
    • Old Spring Hope
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Momeyer
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Corinth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Nash County
    • Nashville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamm Crossroads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamm Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamm Crossroads
      • Lamm Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Bass Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Regency Estates
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
      • Regency Estates is located in Nash County
    • Snells Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snells Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
      • Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Sandy Cross
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Hope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Edwards Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgecombe County
  • Franklin County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batchelor Crossroads, with the one closest to Batchelor Crossroads listed first.
    • Fieldsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Walstonburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Halifax County
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batchelor Crossroads, with the one closest to Batchelor Crossroads listed first.
    • Kenly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
      • Kenly is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <3>
    • Beulahtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Archer Lodge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Micro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
      • Micro is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
    • Rains Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Pitt County
    • Fountain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <3>
  • Vance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batchelor Crossroads, with the one closest to Batchelor Crossroads listed first.
    • Bobbitt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gillburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
      • Gill is located in Vance County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gill
      • From Batchelor Crossroads to Gill
    • Kittrell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
      • Kittrell is located in Vance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittrell <3>
  • Wake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batchelor Crossroads, with the one closest to Batchelor Crossroads listed first.
    • Zebulon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Wendell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
      • Rolesville is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <3>
    • Shotwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Forestville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Knightdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
      • Knightdale is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <3>
    • Wyatt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Wyatt is located in Wake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wyatt
      • From Batchelor Crossroads to Wyatt
  • Warren County
  • Wayne County
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batchelor Crossroads, with the one closest to Batchelor Crossroads listed first.
    • Sims
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Elm City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
    • Wilson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Scotts
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
      • Scotts is located in Wilson County
    • Eastwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucama
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
      • Lucama is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <3>
    • Black Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • Saratoga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Stantonsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Batchelor Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Batchelor 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Oakland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meeks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meeks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Enroughty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enroughty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enroughty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hedgepeth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hedgepeth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hedgepeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Hope Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (191 more) ...
    • Hunt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Capps Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capps Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jones Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Batchelor Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Batchelor Crossroads.

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

  • Oakland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Nashville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stanhope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
    • Hunts is located in Nash County
  • Red Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Dukes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dukes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
    • Dukes is located in Nash County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dukes
    • From Batchelor Crossroads to Dukes
  • Castalia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
    • Castalia is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilliardston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilliardston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
    • Hilliardston is located in Nash County
  • Justice
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
    • Justice is located in Franklin County
  • Rocky Mount
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Batchelor 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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Batchelor Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Batchelor Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Batchelor 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 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 Batchelor Crossroads:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Batchelor Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nash County: www.co.nash.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Batchelor Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Batchelor Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Batchelor Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9484, Longitude: -78.0163       In this case, the coordinates for Batchelor Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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