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 Bethany 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 Bethany 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 Bethany 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 Bethany Crossroads: Bethany 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bethany Crossroads is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Bladen, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Robeson & Sampson.
Below are the counties that are near Bethany Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bethany Crossroads:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Bethany Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethany Crossroads, with the one closest to Bethany Crossroads listed first.
- Stedman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eastover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Vander
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Wade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Judson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Falcon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Godwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Williams Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Highland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Linden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Point Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethany Crossroads, with the one closest to Bethany Crossroads listed first.
- Jerome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Ammon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- White Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tar Heel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ruskin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Yorick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Dublin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Elizabethtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Duplin County
- Baltic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Baltic is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethany Crossroads, with the one closest to Bethany Crossroads listed first.
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Fonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Walkertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Bunnlevel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Dunn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Erwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grove Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Lakeside Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Westhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Anderson Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Twin Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Harnett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harnett is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
- Flat Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethany Crossroads, with the one closest to Bethany Crossroads listed first.
- Rockfish
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Dundarrach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Raeford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethany Crossroads, with the one closest to Bethany Crossroads listed first.
- McKoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Peacocks Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- Benson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Allens Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Harper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Bentonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Four Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moore County
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethany Crossroads, with the one closest to Bethany Crossroads listed first.
- Parkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Pauls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Rex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Rennert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Shannon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Saddletree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethany Crossroads, with the one closest to Bethany Crossroads listed first.
- Autryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Rebel City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Huntley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Salemburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roseboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Spiveys Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Plain View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Beaman Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Bonnetsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Kitty Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bethany Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Bethany Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Bethany Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bethany 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 Bethany Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bethany Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bethany Crossroads, with the one closest to Bethany Crossroads listed first.
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Autry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hall Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southeast of Fayetteville.
- The Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sempsey Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2299856 <3>
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Bethany Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bethany Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bethany Crossroads, with the one closest to Bethany Crossroads listed first.
- Stedman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clement is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Vander
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Autryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Wade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Hayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hayne is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayne
- Grays Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
- Carlos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carlos is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Huntley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Godwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mingo is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Roseboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bethany Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bethany Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Bethany 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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethany Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bethany Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bethany Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Bethany Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Duplin County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Johnston County
- Moore County
- Robeson County
- Sampson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethany Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Bethany Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |