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 Cherry 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 Cherry 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 Cherry 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 Cherry Crossroads: Cherry Xrds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cherry Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cherry 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Cherry Crossroads is located in Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe County: Halifax, Martin, Nash, Pitt & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Cherry Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cherry Crossroads:
- Edgecombe County (The home county of Cherry Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Battleboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whitakers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Leggett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Hartsease
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hope Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Summerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Lancaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Tarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Roxobel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Kelford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- White Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Mapleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Greene County
- Fieldsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Enfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Roseneath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- White Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ringwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Heathsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Scotland Neck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hobgood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Brinkleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Braswells Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Allen Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Tillery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hollister
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Oak City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hassell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Parmele
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Hamilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gold Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Robersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Taylor Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- North Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Drake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Gold Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dortches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Halifax Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Ashburk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Westry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Easonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Hilliardston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Regency Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Regency Estates is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Garysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Square
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Lasker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Bethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Falkland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Whitehurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Oakley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Arcola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lickskillet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Elm City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Wilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Saratoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Sims
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cherry Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Cherry Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Cherry Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cherry 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 Cherry Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cherry Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hutchins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carlyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tyler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Temple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Battle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Matthews Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cherry Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cherry Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cherry Crossroads, with the one closest to Cherry Crossroads listed first.
- Battleboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whitakers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gold Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leggett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Penelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Hartsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Enfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glenview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenview is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Tarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ringwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Hilliardston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Sharpsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cherry Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cherry Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Cherry 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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherry Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cherry Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cherry 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 Cherry Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Edgecombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Halifax County
- Martin County
- Nash County
- Northampton County
- Pitt County
- Warren County
- Wilson 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 '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- Cherry 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 Cherry Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |