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 Butlers 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 Butlers 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 Butlers 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 Butlers Crossroads: Butlers Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Butlers Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Butlers Crossroads may originally have been Butler's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Butlers Crossroads might be written as Butler 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 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.
Butlers Crossroads is located in Sampson 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 Sampson County: Bladen, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Johnston, Pender & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Butlers Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Butlers Crossroads:
- Sampson County (The home county of Butlers Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Butlers Crossroads listed first.
- Beulah
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bonnetsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Moltonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ingold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- McDaniels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Elliott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Kitty Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
- Turkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Butlers Crossroads listed first.
- Ammon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- White Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Ruskin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- White Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yorick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Elizabethtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Dublin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Tar Heel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Butlers Crossroads listed first.
- Stedman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Falcon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Judson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Vander
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Eastover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Godwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Butlers Crossroads listed first.
- Baltic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baltic is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Warsaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brices Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Carroll
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Bowdens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdens is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
- Harrells
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Everton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Everton is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Faison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Duff Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Butlers Crossroads listed first.
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Dunn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Butlers Crossroads listed first.
- McKoy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Harper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Peacocks Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- Bentonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Butlers Crossroads listed first.
- Willard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Atkinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Watha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Butlers Crossroads listed first.
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grantham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grantham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
- Dudley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brogden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Butlers Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Butlers Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Butlers Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Butlers 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 Butlers Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Butlers Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Butlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Butlers Crossroads listed first.
- Big Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clinton City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hardy - Cannady Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandhills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingold Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Snipes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spearman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- The Benton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vann Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46850 <4>
- Merritt Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Merritt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vann Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Butlers Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Butlers Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Butlers Crossroads, with the one closest to Butlers Crossroads listed first.
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ingold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Taylors Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Bridge is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Bridge
- Parkersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parkersburg is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Elliott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waycross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waycross is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Turkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roseboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clear Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clear Run is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run
- Keener
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Tomahawk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beaman Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Warsaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Huntley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Butlers Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Butlers Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Butlers 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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Butlers Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Butlers Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Butlers 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 Butlers Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Sampson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Cumberland County
- Duplin County
- Harnett County
- Johnston County
- Pender County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Butlers Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Butlers Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |