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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 Brices 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 Brices 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 Brices 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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Brices Crossroads: Brices Xrds.
  • While the name of this community is Brices Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Brices Crossroads may originally have been Brice's Crossroads.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Brices Crossroads might be written as Brice 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin 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 Duplin County: Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pender, Sampson & Wayne.

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

  • Duplin County     (The home county of Brices Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brices Crossroads, with the one closest to Brices Crossroads listed first.
    • Concord
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Duplin County
    • Duff Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
      • Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
    • Rose Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Safe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Safe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
      • Safe is located in Duplin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Safe
      • From Brices Crossroads to Safe
    • Teachey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teachey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
      • Teachey is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Charity
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
      • Charity is located in Duplin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Charity
      • From Brices Crossroads to Charity
    • Register
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Tin City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wallace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
      • Wallace is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,859 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <3>
    • Harrells
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
      • Harrells is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Carroll
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carroll. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
      • Carroll is located in Duplin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carroll
      • From Brices Crossroads to Carroll
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brices Crossroads, with the one closest to Brices Crossroads listed first.
    • Long View
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
      • Long View is located in Bladen County
    • White Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
      • White Lake is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <3>
    • Kelly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones County
  • Lenoir County
    • Pink Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
      • Pink Hill is located in Lenoir County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pink Hill <3>
  • Onslow County
  • Pender County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brices Crossroads, with the one closest to Brices Crossroads listed first.
    • Willard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Pender County
    • Watha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
      • Watha is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Murray Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
      • Murray Town is located in Pender County
    • Atkinson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <3>
    • Burgaw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgaw
      • Burgaw is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgaw <3>
    • Saint Helena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
      • Saint Helena is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
    • Currie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Maple Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Pender County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashton
      • From Brices Crossroads to Ashton
    • Rocky Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sampson County
  • Wayne County

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

Cemeteries Near Brices Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brices 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 Brices Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Wells Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wells Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parker - Brooks Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Duplin Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duplin Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duplin Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Merritt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Watson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Iron Mine Burial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iron Mine Burial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iron Mine Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alderman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alderman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alderman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (177 more) ...
    • Rockfish Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockfish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockfish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Merritt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Merritt Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<7>

While we didn't find Brices Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brices Crossroads.

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

  • Rose Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Safe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Safe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
    • Safe is located in Duplin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Safe
    • From Brices Crossroads to Safe
  • Magnolia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waycross
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waycross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
    • Waycross is located in Sampson County
  • Teachey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teachey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
    • Teachey is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Wallace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Wallace is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,859 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <3>
  • Taylors Bridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Bridge
    • Taylors Bridge is located in Sampson County
  • Clear Run
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run
    • Clear Run is located in Sampson County
  • Elliott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Elliott is located in Sampson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elliott
    • From Brices Crossroads to Elliott
  • Kenansville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
    • Kenansville is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <3>
  • Warsaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
  • Turkey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
    • Turkey is located in Sampson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey <3>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ingold
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
      • Ingold is located in Sampson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ingold
      • From Brices Crossroads to Ingold
    • Tomahawk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kerr
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
      • Kerr is located in Sampson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kerr
      • From Brices Crossroads to Kerr

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

Newspapers Published in Brices 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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brices Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brices Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brices 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 websites either 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 Brices Crossroads:

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

The official website for Duplin County: www.duplincounty.org/

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

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brices Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brices Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8192, Longitude: -78.1009       In this case, the coordinates for Brices Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Brices Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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