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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 Crims 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 Crims 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 Crims 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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Crims Crossroads: Crims Xrds.
  • While the name of this community is Crims Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Crims Crossroads may originally have been Crim's Crossroads.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Crims Crossroads might be written as Crim 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 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.

Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Forsyth County: Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry & Yadkin.

Below are the counties that are near Crims Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crims Crossroads:

  • Forsyth County     (The home county of Crims Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crims Crossroads, with the one closest to Crims Crossroads listed first.
    • Belews Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • White Road ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
      • White Road is located in Forsyth County
    • Brinkley Estates
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkley Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
      • Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
    • Stonewood Acres
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
      • Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
    • Bonanza Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
      • Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
    • Kynwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kynwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
      • Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
    • Pine Knolls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
      • Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
    • Abington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
      • Abington is located in Forsyth County
    • Greystone Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greystone Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
      • Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
    • Smokerise
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokerise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
      • Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
    • Benefit ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benefit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
      • Benefit is located in Forsyth County
    • Dennis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crims Crossroads, with the one closest to Crims Crossroads listed first.
    • Abotts Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wallburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallburg
      • Wallburg is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallburg <3>
    • Gum Tree
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bethany ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Davidson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bethany
      • From Crims Crossroads to Bethany
    • Midway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midway
      • From Crims Crossroads to Midway
    • Arcadia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arcadia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Davidson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arcadia
      • From Crims Crossroads to Arcadia
    • Thomasville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <3>
    • Welcome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Eden ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Davidson County
    • Currytown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
      • Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
  • Davie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crims Crossroads, with the one closest to Crims Crossroads listed first.
    • Bermuda Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bermuda Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Run
      • Bermuda Run is located in Davie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,726 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bermuda Run <3>
    • Advance
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
      • Advance is located in Davie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <3>
    • Pino
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pino. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
      • Pino is located in Davie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pino
      • From Crims Crossroads to Pino
  • Guilford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crims Crossroads, with the one closest to Crims Crossroads listed first.
    • Stokesdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
      • Stokesdale is located in Guilford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stokesdale <3>
    • Oak Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <3>
    • Colfax
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Colfax is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <3>
    • Summerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Guilford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <3>
    • Sandy Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
    • Scalesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Guilford College
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Spicewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fairfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Guilford County
    • Jamestown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Latham Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
      • Latham Town is located in Guilford County
    • Pomona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Guilford County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crims Crossroads, with the one closest to Crims Crossroads listed first.
    • Archdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Trinity
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <3>
    • New Market
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sophia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crims Crossroads, with the one closest to Crims Crossroads listed first.
    • Ellisboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gold Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
      • Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
    • Wittys Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Madison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
    • Mayodan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayodan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayodan
      • Mayodan is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayodan <3>
    • Stoneville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
      • Stoneville is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneville <3>
    • Shiloh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
    • Norwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Rockingham County
    • Providence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Rockingham County
    • Wentworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
      • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
    • Belmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Rockingham County
    • College Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
      • College Village is located in Rockingham County
  • Stokes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crims Crossroads, with the one closest to Crims Crossroads listed first.
    • Fulp
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fulp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
      • Fulp is located in Stokes County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fulp
      • From Crims Crossroads to Fulp
    • Walnut Cove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Hall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bailey Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
      • Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
    • Germanton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanton
      • Germanton is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germanton <3>
    • Meadows
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Neatman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Sawra Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
      • Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
    • Danbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Danbury is located in Stokes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <3>
    • Quaker Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Olive
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Capella
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Surry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crims Crossroads, with the one closest to Crims Crossroads listed first.
    • Boyden ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
      • Boyden is located in Surry County
    • Shoals
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pilot Mountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Westfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Surry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <3>
    • Siloam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Surry County
    • Albion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Albion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Surry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Albion
      • From Crims Crossroads to Albion
    • Ararat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ararat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Surry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ararat <3>
    • Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
      • Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
    • Pine Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Holly Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Herman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yadkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crims Crossroads, with the one closest to Crims Crossroads listed first.
    • East Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Forbush
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forbush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
      • Forbush is located in Yadkin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forbush
      • From Crims Crossroads to Forbush
    • Wyo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
    • Richmond Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
  • Henry County (VA)
  • Patrick County (VA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crims Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Crims Crossroads.

Cemeteries Near Crims Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crims 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crims Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crims Crossroads, with the one closest to Crims Crossroads listed first.

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.<7>

While we didn't find Crims Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crims Crossroads.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Crims Crossroads, with the one closest to Crims Crossroads listed first.

  • White Road ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
    • White Road is located in Forsyth County
  • Belews Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Walkertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dennis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stokesdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
    • Stokesdale is located in Guilford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stokesdale <3>
  • Oak Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <3>
  • Walnut Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedges Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
    • Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
  • Kernersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kernersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernersville
    • Kernersville is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernersville <3>
  • Pine Hall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Colfax
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Colfax is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <3>
  • Ellisboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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    • Alspaugh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Summerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Guilford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <3>
    • Friendship
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Guilford County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crims Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crims Crossroads.

Newspapers Published in Crims 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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crims Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crims Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crims 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 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 Crims Crossroads:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crims Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Forsyth County: www.co.forsyth.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crims Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crims Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2205, Longitude: -80.0878       In this case, the coordinates for Crims Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Crims Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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