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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 Campbells Crossroad (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 Campbells Crossroad. 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 Campbells Crossroad ...
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 Campbells Crossroad: Campbells Xrd.
- While the name of this community is Campbells Crossroad, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Campbells Crossroad may originally have been Campbell's Crossroad.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Campbells Crossroad might be written as Campbell Crossroad.
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 hospitals 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.
Campbells Crossroad is located in Hoke 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 Hoke County: Cumberland, Moore, Richmond, Robeson & Scotland.
Below are the counties that are near Campbells Crossroad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Campbells Crossroad:
- Hoke County (The home county of Campbells Crossroad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbells Crossroad, with the one closest to Campbells Crossroad listed first.
- Silver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Timberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Raeford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ashley Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Bowmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Dundarrach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Rockfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Chatham County
- Carbonton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbells Crossroad, with the one closest to Campbells Crossroad listed first.
- Fort Bragg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bonnie Doone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Kingsford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Timberlake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Highland Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- North Point Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Shaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Hope Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Ardulusa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbells Crossroad, with the one closest to Campbells Crossroad listed first.
- Overhills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Johnsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Spout Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Pineview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Twin Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Murchisontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Olivia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barbecue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Anderson Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Flat Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Norrington Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seminole
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Boone Trail
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbells Crossroad, with the one closest to Campbells Crossroad listed first.
- Lemon Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- White Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Quail Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Swann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- Parkwood Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Carolina Trace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Saint Andrews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Tramway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Jonesboro Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Western Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Western Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Broadway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- Sanford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbells Crossroad, with the one closest to Campbells Crossroad listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Aberdeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Southern Pines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinebluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Pinehurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Taylortown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Carthage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foxfire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbells Crossroad, with the one closest to Campbells Crossroad listed first.
- Hoffman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Marston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Dobbins Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Steen Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Norman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Hamlet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Ellerbe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ghio Scholl Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbells Crossroad, with the one closest to Campbells Crossroad listed first.
- Lumber Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Shannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Parkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rex
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Rennert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Philadelphus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Prospect
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Saint Pauls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Maxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Red Banks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Pates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbells Crossroad, with the one closest to Campbells Crossroad listed first.
- Crump Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- East Laurinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Laurel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Campbells Crossroad, see our County-by-County Page for Campbells Crossroad.
Cemeteries Near Campbells Crossroad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Campbells Crossroad.
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 Campbells Crossroad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Campbells Crossroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Campbells Crossroad, with the one closest to Campbells Crossroad listed first.
- Longstreet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Biblical Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McNeill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McMillan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Love Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Vass.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47810 <3>
- McGougan Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Sandy Grove UMC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Campbells Crossroad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Campbells Crossroad.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Campbells Crossroad, with the one closest to Campbells Crossroad listed first.
- Manly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manly is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Aberdeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Southern Pines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinebluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Spout Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Lumber Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Hoffman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Red Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hope Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Roslin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roslin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Wakulla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wakulla is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Campbells Crossroad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Campbells Crossroad.
Newspapers Published in Campbells Crossroad ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Campbells Crossroad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Campbells Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Campbells Crossroad.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Campbells Crossroad:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Hoke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chatham County
- Cumberland County
- Harnett County
- Lee County
- Moore County
- Richmond County
- Robeson County
- Scotland 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- Campbells Crossroad) 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 Campbells Crossroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |