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Introduction ...

Although we found mention of Dodsons Crossroads during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Dodsons Crossroads was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

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 Dodsons 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 Dodsons 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 Dodsons 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 Dodsons Crossroads: Dodsons Xrds.
  • While the name of this community is Dodsons Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Dodsons Crossroads may originally have been Dodson's Crossroads.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dodsons Crossroads might be written as Dodson 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Dodsons Crossroads is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham & Person.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Dodsons Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodsons Crossroads, with the one closest to Dodsons Crossroads listed first.
    • Orange Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
      • Orange Grove is located in Orange County
    • Calvander
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvander have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvander
      • Calvander is located in Orange County
    • Laurel Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
      • Laurel Springs is located in Orange County
    • Teer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
      • Teer is located in Orange County
    • Eubanks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eubanks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks
      • Eubanks is located in Orange County
    • Manor Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
      • Manor Hill is located in Orange County
    • Garland Acres
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Acres
      • Garland Acres is located in Orange County
    • Walnut Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
      • Walnut Cove is located in Orange County
    • Rangewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
      • Rangewood is located in Orange County
    • Blackwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
      • Blackwood is located in Orange County
    • Northwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
      • Northwood is located in Orange County
    • New Hope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Orange County
    • Carrboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrboro
      • Carrboro is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrboro <4>
  • Alamance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodsons Crossroads, with the one closest to Dodsons Crossroads listed first.
    • Brook Hollow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hollow
      • Brook Hollow is located in Alamance County
    • Buena Vista Estates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Estates
      • Buena Vista Estates is located in Alamance County
    • Hawfields
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawfields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
      • Hawfields is located in Alamance County
    • Eli Whitney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eli Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Whitney
      • Eli Whitney is located in Alamance County
    • Saxapahaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mebane
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
      • Mebane is located in Alamance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <4>
    • Mandale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
      • Mandale is located in Alamance County
    • Melville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
      • Melville is located in Alamance County
    • Florence Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Town
      • Florence Town is located in Alamance County
    • Stagecoach Trail
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
      • Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
    • Sutphin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutphin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
      • Sutphin is located in Alamance County
    • Swepsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swepsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
      • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
    • Cooper Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Estates
      • Cooper Estates is located in Alamance County
  • Caswell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodsons Crossroads, with the one closest to Dodsons Crossroads listed first.
    • Prospect Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
      • Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
    • Anderson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Caswell County
    • Jericho
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Caswell County
    • Stony Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
    • Leasburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
      • Leasburg is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leasburg <4>
  • Chatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodsons Crossroads, with the one closest to Dodsons Crossroads listed first.
    • Fearrington Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearrington Village
      • Fearrington Village is located in Chatham County
    • Bynum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bynum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
      • Bynum is located in Chatham County
    • Pittsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
      • Cary is located in Chatham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <4>
    • Siler City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Moncure
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Haywood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haywood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
      • Haywood is located in Chatham County
    • Bonlee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonlee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
      • Bonlee is located in Chatham County
    • Farmville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
      • Farmville is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <4>
    • Goldston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldston
      • Goldston is located in Chatham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldston <4>
    • Bear Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
    • Brickhaven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
      • Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
    • Corinth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Chatham County
  • Durham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodsons Crossroads, with the one closest to Dodsons Crossroads listed first.
    • The American Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The American Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
      • The American Village is located in Durham County
    • Durham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Parkwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
      • Parkwood is located in Durham County
    • Brassfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
      • Brassfield is located in Durham County
    • Gorman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
      • Gorman is located in Durham County
    • Bahama
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bahama have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahama
      • Bahama is located in Durham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bahama <4>
    • Morrisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
      • Morrisville is located in Durham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
    • Rougemont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rougemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rougemont
      • Rougemont is located in Durham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rougemont <4>
  • Granville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodsons Crossroads, with the one closest to Dodsons Crossroads listed first.
    • Butner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Granville County
    • Creedmoor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Stem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
      • Stem is located in Granville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Mount Energy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Energy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
      • Mount Energy is located in Granville County
    • Hester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
      • Hester is located in Granville County
  • Guilford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodsons Crossroads, with the one closest to Dodsons Crossroads listed first.
    • Gibsonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitsett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitsett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
      • Whitsett is located in Guilford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitsett <4>
    • Sedalia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
      • Sedalia is located in Guilford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
    • Julian
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • McLeansville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansville
      • McLeansville is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansville <4>
    • Forest Oaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
      • Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodsons Crossroads, with the one closest to Dodsons Crossroads listed first.
    • Osgood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Osgood is located in Lee County
    • Cumnock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnock
      • Cumnock is located in Lee County
    • Colon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
      • Colon is located in Lee County
  • Person County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodsons Crossroads, with the one closest to Dodsons Crossroads listed first.
    • Hurdle Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdle Mills
      • Hurdle Mills is located in Person County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurdle Mills <4>
    • Cates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
      • Cates is located in Person County
    • Timberlake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Allens Level
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
      • Allens Level is located in Person County
    • Mount Tirzah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
      • Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
    • Roseville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Person County
    • Moriah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
      • Moriah is located in Person County
    • Whitt Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
      • Whitt Town is located in Person County
    • Hicks Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
      • Hicks Village is located in Person County
    • Roxboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
      • Roxboro is located in Person County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <4>
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodsons Crossroads, with the one closest to Dodsons Crossroads listed first.
    • Staley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
      • Staley is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staley <4>
    • Liberty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
    • Melanchton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
      • Melanchton is located in Randolph County
    • Redcross
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
      • Redcross is located in Randolph County
  • Wake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dodsons Crossroads, with the one closest to Dodsons Crossroads listed first.
    • Apex
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
      • Apex is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <4>
    • Dutchess Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutchess Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
      • Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
    • Hazelwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
      • Hazelwood is located in Wake County
    • New Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Trail
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
      • Indian Trail is located in Wake County
    • Pickwick Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
      • Pickwick Village is located in Wake County
    • Meredith Townes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith Townes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Townes
      • Meredith Townes is located in Wake County
    • Hollemans Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
      • Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
      • Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
      • Collins
      • Enno
    • Holly Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <4>
    • Glenwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
      • Glenwood Village is located in Wake County
    • Woodbury Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Village
      • Woodbury Village is located in Wake County
    • Method
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
      • Method is located in Wake County
    • Fairmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
      • Fairmont is located in Wake County

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

Newspapers Published in Dodsons 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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dodsons Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dodsons Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dodsons Crossroads.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dodsons Crossroads:

Cemeteries Near Dodsons Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dodsons 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 Dodsons Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cheek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheek Cemetery
  • Tilley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tilley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tilley Cemetery
  • Cross Roads Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Roads Cemetery
  • Restland Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restland Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restland Memorial Gardens
  • McCauley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCauley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCauley Cemetery
  • Partin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partin Cemetery
  • Rosewood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosewood Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
  • Mars Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mars Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mars Hill Cemetery
  • Manns Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manns Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manns Chapel Cemetery
  • Sparrows Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparrows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparrows Cemetery
  • Continue List   (97 more) ...
    • Governor Burke Grave
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Governor Burke Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Governor Burke Grave
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • County Home Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Teer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
    • Teer is located in Orange County
  • Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
    • Oaks is located in Orange County
  • Blackwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
    • Blackwood is located in Orange County
  • Chapel Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Efland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Efland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Efland
    • Efland is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Efland <4>
  • Hillsborough
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Saxapahaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hawfields
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawfields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
    • Hawfields is located in Alamance County
  • Mebane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
    • Mebane is located in Alamance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <4>
  • Sutphin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutphin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
    • Sutphin is located in Alamance County
  • Swepsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swepsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
    • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Bynum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bynum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
    • Bynum is located in Chatham County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cedar Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
    • Haw River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
      • Haw River is located in Alamance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <4>
    • Durham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.nc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Dodsons Crossroads and then turned west". While Dodsons Crossroads could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Dodsons Crossroads as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Dodsons Crossroads could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another North Carolina community named Dodsons Crossroads.
<2>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).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dodsons Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dodsons Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9724, Longitude: -79.1633       In this case, the coordinates for Dodsons Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Dodsons Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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