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 Batts 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 Batts 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 Batts 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 Batts Crossroads: Batts Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Batts Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Batts Crossroads may originally have been Batt's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Batts Crossroads might be written as Batt 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 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.
Batts Crossroads is located in Beaufort County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Beaufort County: Craven, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Pitt & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Batts Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Batts Crossroads:
- Beaufort County (The home county of Batts Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Batts Crossroads, with the one closest to Batts Crossroads listed first.
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Washington Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Chocowinity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- River Road
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Pinetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Walla Watta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Whitepost
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
- Whitepost has also been known as:
- White Post
- Gaylord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Bath
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pantego
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pantego is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Blounts Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batts Crossroads, with the one closest to Batts Crossroads listed first.
- Windsor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Drew
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Merry Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Lewiston Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Avoca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Askewville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batts Crossroads, with the one closest to Batts Crossroads listed first.
- Vanceboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ernul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batts Crossroads, with the one closest to Batts Crossroads listed first.
- Conetoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Coakley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Princeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Speed
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Sharp Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Hope Lodge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Tarboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Henrietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batts Crossroads, with the one closest to Batts Crossroads listed first.
- Hobgood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batts Crossroads, with the one closest to Batts Crossroads listed first.
- Grifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tick Bite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batts Crossroads, with the one closest to Batts Crossroads listed first.
- Bear Grass
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Williamston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Everetts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Jamesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Robersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Parmele
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Dardens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hassell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Oak City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batts Crossroads, with the one closest to Batts Crossroads listed first.
- Pactolus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Congleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Whichard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whichard is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
- Grimesland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Stokes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Oakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Simpson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Whitehurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Heritage Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Ripple City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Bells Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Batts Crossroads, with the one closest to Batts Crossroads listed first.
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Plymouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wenona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wenona is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Pine Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Roper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Batts Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Batts Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Batts Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Batts 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 Batts Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Batts Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Batts Crossroads, with the one closest to Batts Crossroads listed first.
- Tices Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thomas H. Langley Family Cemetery
- Rogers Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Manning Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Staton - Biggs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grimes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Memorial Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (70 more) ...
- Barnhill Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wootentown 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>
While we didn't find Batts Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Batts Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Batts Crossroads, with the one closest to Batts Crossroads listed first.
- Latham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Pactolus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grimesland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Everetts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Williamston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chocowinity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bunyan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bunyan is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Jamesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Robersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parmele
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Black Jack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gilead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gilead is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Batts Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Batts Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Batts 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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Batts Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Batts 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 Batts Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Batts Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Beaufort County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Craven County
- Edgecombe County
- Halifax County
- Lenoir County
- Martin County
- Pitt County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Batts 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 Batts Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |