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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 Cooleys 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 Cooleys 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 Cooleys 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 Cooleys Crossroads: Cooleys Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Cooleys Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cooleys Crossroads may originally have been Cooley's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cooleys Crossroads might be written as Cooley 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 and doctors 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.
Cooleys Crossroads is located in Halifax 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 Halifax County: Bertie, Edgecombe, Franklin, Martin, Nash, Northampton & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Cooleys Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cooleys Crossroads:
- Halifax County (The home county of Cooleys Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooleys Crossroads, with the one closest to Cooleys Crossroads listed first.
- Littleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Rosemary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Airlie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Roanoke Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brinkleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Weldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Weldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Hollister
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Heathsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Allen Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Ringwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Halifax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooleys Crossroads, with the one closest to Cooleys Crossroads listed first.
- Whitakers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Battleboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gethsemane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooleys Crossroads, with the one closest to Cooleys Crossroads listed first.
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Alert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Lake View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- White Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Granville County
- Townsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooleys Crossroads, with the one closest to Cooleys Crossroads listed first.
- Aventon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Hickory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Taylor Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Hilliardston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Taylors Store
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
- Gold Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Castalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Dukes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Drake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Matthews Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
- Red Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooleys Crossroads, with the one closest to Cooleys Crossroads listed first.
- Henrico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Seaboard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Margarettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Vance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooleys Crossroads, with the one closest to Cooleys Crossroads listed first.
- Drewry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Drewry is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Middleburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Adcock Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Gillburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooleys Crossroads, with the one closest to Cooleys Crossroads listed first.
- Vaughan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Warren Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Warrenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Norlina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Afton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Lickskillet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Manson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Soul City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Brunswick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooleys Crossroads, with the one closest to Cooleys Crossroads listed first.
- Gasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ankum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Gholsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Powellton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Ezell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Ante
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Brodnax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Netta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Lawrenceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Totaro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Edgerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Dolphin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Alberta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Emporia City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooleys Crossroads, with the one closest to Cooleys Crossroads listed first.
- Emporia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Emporia City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Greensville County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooleys Crossroads, with the one closest to Cooleys Crossroads listed first.
- Skippers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Radium
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Radium is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Claresville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Lunenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooleys Crossroads, with the one closest to Cooleys Crossroads listed first.
- Lochleven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Dundas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Bagleys Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooleys Crossroads, with the one closest to Cooleys Crossroads listed first.
- Bracey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hagood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Marengo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- La Crosse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- South Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Opie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Union Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Cusco Willa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Dunns Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Ogburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Boydton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Brokenburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Sussex County (VA)
- Grizzard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cooleys Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Cooleys Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Cooleys Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cooleys 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 Cooleys Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cooleys Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cooleys Crossroads, with the one closest to Cooleys Crossroads listed first.
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olive Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Braswell Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Macons Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prospect Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reid Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Edwards Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Gaston Christian Life Centre Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton Green Wright Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Cooleys Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cooleys Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cooleys Crossroads, with the one closest to Cooleys Crossroads listed first.
- Littleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elams
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elams is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elams
- Gasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vaughan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valentines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valentines is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
- Aurelian Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aurelian Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelian Springs
- Ebony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Airlie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Barley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barley is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barley
- Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gholsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Embro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Embro is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embro
- Grove Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cooleys Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cooleys Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Cooleys 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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooleys Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cooleys Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cooleys Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cooleys Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Halifax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgecombe County
- Franklin County
- Granville County
- Nash County
- Northampton County
- Vance County
- Warren County
- Brunswick County
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Lunenburg County
- Mecklenburg County
- Spotsylvania County
- Sussex 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 Cooleys Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cooleys Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |