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 Blevins 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 Blevins 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 Blevins 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 Blevins Crossroads: Blevins Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Blevins Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Blevins Crossroads may originally have been Blevin's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Blevins Crossroads might be written as Blevin 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Blevins Crossroads is located in Alleghany 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 Alleghany County: Ashe, Surry, Wilkes & Grayson (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Blevins Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blevins Crossroads:
- Alleghany County (The home county of Blevins Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blevins Crossroads, with the one closest to Blevins Crossroads listed first.
- Ennice
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hooker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Edmonds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Glade Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roaring Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Amelia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Piney Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Laurel Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scottville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Topia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blevins Crossroads, with the one closest to Blevins Crossroads listed first.
- Transou
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Weavers Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Grassy Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Crumpler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wagoner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Glendale Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Orion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Helton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Obids
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sturgills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Brandon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Lansing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blevins Crossroads, with the one closest to Blevins Crossroads listed first.
- Low Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Devotion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Round Peak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Thurmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Zephyr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- State Road
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Brush
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Mulberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Dobson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Toast
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Toast is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Elkin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blevins Crossroads, with the one closest to Blevins Crossroads listed first.
- Traphill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Abshers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Moxley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Lomax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Dehart
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- McGrady
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Hays
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Ronda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Roaring River
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blevins Crossroads, with the one closest to Blevins Crossroads listed first.
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Boonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Cycle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Richmond Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blevins Crossroads, with the one closest to Blevins Crossroads listed first.
- Pipers Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Lambsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Drenn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Woodlawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Cana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fancy Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sheep Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Hillsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Gladesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Star is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Sylvatus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blevins Crossroads, with the one closest to Blevins Crossroads listed first.
- Baywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Low Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fries
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bridle Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Elk Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Flat Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Rugby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Trout Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blevins Crossroads, with the one closest to Blevins Crossroads listed first.
- Ararat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carters Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Smyth County (VA)
- Sugar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Wythe County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blevins Crossroads, with the one closest to Blevins Crossroads listed first.
- Ivanhoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Speedwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Austinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rowe Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Siloam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Crockett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Chiswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Wytheville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rural Retreat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Max Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blevins Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Blevins Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Blevins Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blevins 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 Blevins Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blevins Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blevins Crossroads, with the one closest to Blevins Crossroads listed first.
- Little Pine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Higgins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crab Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Laurel Glenn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Savannah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saddle Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glade Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (653 more) ...
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Lane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roaring Gap Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Blevins Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blevins Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blevins Crossroads, with the one closest to Blevins Crossroads listed first.
- Ennice
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edwards Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Hooker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Edmonds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Peach Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
- Low Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whitehead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehead is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead
- Carsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carsonville is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Devotion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ladonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ladonia is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Amelia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Pipers Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blevins Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blevins Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Blevins 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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blevins Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blevins Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blevins 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 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 Blevins Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Alleghany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashe County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Patrick County
- Smyth County
- Wythe 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> | 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 Blevins Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blevins Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |