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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 Cokers 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 Cokers 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 Cokers 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 Cokers Crossroads: Cokers Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Cokers Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cokers Crossroads may originally have been Coker's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cokers Crossroads might be written as Coker 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.
Cokers Crossroads is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Duplin, Greene, Johnston, Lenoir, Sampson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Cokers Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cokers Crossroads:
- Wayne County (The home county of Cokers Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokers Crossroads, with the one closest to Cokers Crossroads listed first.
- Saulston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Elroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Berkeley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Walnut Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Goldsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eureka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Pikeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mar-Mac Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Fremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Genoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Brogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokers Crossroads, with the one closest to Cokers Crossroads listed first.
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Fort Barnwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokers Crossroads, with the one closest to Cokers Crossroads listed first.
- Drummersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Gradys Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Blizzards Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Outlaws Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Herrings Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Albertson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Hills Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Scotts Store
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
- Beautancus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beautancus is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
- Calypso
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Red Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Resaca
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokers Crossroads, with the one closest to Cokers Crossroads listed first.
- Macclesfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cobb Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sharp Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Pinetops
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokers Crossroads, with the one closest to Cokers Crossroads listed first.
- Jason
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Contentnea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Glenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Speights Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Hookerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Walstonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Fieldsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokers Crossroads, with the one closest to Cokers Crossroads listed first.
- Rains Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kenly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beulahtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Micro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Pine Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bentonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Redwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Selma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Harper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Stancils Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Smithfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokers Crossroads, with the one closest to Cokers Crossroads listed first.
- Wise Forks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Shady Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Combs Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Sassers Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Hargetts Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Taylors Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokers Crossroads, with the one closest to Cokers Crossroads listed first.
- La Grange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Albrittons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Kinston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graingers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Deep Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Kinfield Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Loftins Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Grifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tick Bite
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Pink Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokers Crossroads, with the one closest to Cokers Crossroads listed first.
- Cliftonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cliftonville is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- Bailey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
- Winstead Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Winstead Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Crossroads
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokers Crossroads, with the one closest to Cokers Crossroads listed first.
- Farmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Rountree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Fountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Renston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Ayden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Quinerly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Winterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Red Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Falkland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Summerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Coxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Windsor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Bells Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Sampson County
- Newton Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cokers Crossroads, with the one closest to Cokers Crossroads listed first.
- Stantonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Black Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Saratoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Lucama
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Scotts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Wilson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Elm City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sims
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cokers Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Cokers Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Cokers Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cokers 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 Cokers Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cokers Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cokers Crossroads, with the one closest to Cokers Crossroads listed first.
- Old Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edmondson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- LaGrange Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Dale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dobbs County Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pikesville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (134 more) ...
- Free Union Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Friends Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 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 Cokers Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cokers Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cokers Crossroads, with the one closest to Cokers Crossroads listed first.
- Shine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shine
- Saulston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Best
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Best is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Jason
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Elroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Faro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Faro is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faro
- La Grange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Institute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Institute is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
- Greenleaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Goldsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eureka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Contentnea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Fields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Pikeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cokers Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cokers Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Cokers 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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cokers Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cokers Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cokers 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 Cokers Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Edgecombe County
- Greene County
- Johnston County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Nash County
- Pitt County
- Sampson County
- Wilson 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> | 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 Cokers Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Cokers Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |