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 Church 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 Church 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 Church 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Church Crossroads: Church Xrds.
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 hospitals 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.
Church Crossroads is located in Martin 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 Martin County: Beaufort, Bertie, Edgecombe, Halifax, Pitt & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Church Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Church Crossroads:
- Martin County (The home county of Church Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Crossroads, with the one closest to Church Crossroads listed first.
- Everetts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Bear Grass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Robersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Parmele
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Williamston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hassell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dardens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Crossroads, with the one closest to Church Crossroads listed first.
- Rosedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chocowinity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Washington Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Pinetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- River Road
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Walla Watta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Gaylord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Whitepost
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
- Whitepost has also been known as:
- White Post
- Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Crossroads, with the one closest to Church Crossroads listed first.
- Drew
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Askewville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Kelford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Merry Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Roxobel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Hexlena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Aulander
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Avoca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Crossroads, with the one closest to Church Crossroads listed first.
- Coakley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Conetoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Speed
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Princeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Hope Lodge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tarboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Henrietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Cobb Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sharp Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Summerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Greene County
- Fieldsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Crossroads, with the one closest to Church Crossroads listed first.
- Hobgood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Palmyra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Braswells Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Roseneath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Scotland Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Crossroads, with the one closest to Church Crossroads listed first.
- Congleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Stokes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Oakley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Whichard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whichard is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
- Whitehurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pactolus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Grimesland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Simpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Ripple City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Crossroads, with the one closest to Church Crossroads listed first.
- Plymouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Pine Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Westover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Wenona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wenona is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Church Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Church Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Church Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Church 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 Church Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Church Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Church Crossroads, with the one closest to Church Crossroads listed first.
- Barnhill Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Everett Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Martin Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehurst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Staton - Biggs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas H. Langley Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tices Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henry W. Martin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Henry W. Martin Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry W. Martin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry W. Martin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Bethel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2459327 <3>
- Johnson Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manning Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harrell Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (94 more) ...
- Rogers Family Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead Memorial Gardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Church Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Church Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Church Crossroads, with the one closest to Church Crossroads listed first.
- Everetts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Robersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parmele
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Williamston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hassell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pactolus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Latham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Latham is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Grimesland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Conoho
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conoho is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conoho
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Coakley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Conetoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 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 Church Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Church Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Church 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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Church Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Church Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Church Crossroads.
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 helpful 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 Church Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Martin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Bertie County
- Edgecombe County
- Greene County
- Halifax County
- Pitt County
- Washington 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Church 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 Church Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |