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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 Edwards 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 Edwards 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 Edwards 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 Edwards Crossroads: Edwards Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Edwards Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Edwards Crossroads may originally have been Edward's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Edwards Crossroads might be written as Edward Crossroads.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Edwards Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Edwards 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.
Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany 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 Alleghany County: Ashe, Surry, Wilkes & Grayson (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Edwards Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edwards Crossroads:
- Alleghany County (The home county of Edwards Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Crossroads, with the one closest to Edwards Crossroads listed first.
- Hooker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Ennice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glade Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edmonds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Amelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Roaring Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Laurel Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scottville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Topia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Crossroads, with the one closest to Edwards Crossroads listed first.
- Transou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Weavers Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Crumpler
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wagoner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Glendale Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Helton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Obids
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sturgills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Brandon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Crossroads, with the one closest to Edwards Crossroads listed first.
- Low Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Devotion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Thurmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Round Peak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Mountain Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- State Road
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zephyr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Mulberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Red Brush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Dobson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Crossroads, with the one closest to Edwards Crossroads listed first.
- Abshers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Traphill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Moxley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Dehart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Lomax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- McGrady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Hays
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Roaring River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Crossroads, with the one closest to Edwards Crossroads listed first.
- Jonesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Swan Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Rena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Boonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cycle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Crossroads, with the one closest to Edwards Crossroads listed first.
- Pipers Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Drenn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Lambsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Cana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sheep Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Fancy Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Star is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Gladesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Crossroads, with the one closest to Edwards Crossroads listed first.
- Baywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Bridle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Fries
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elk Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Flat Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Rugby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Trout Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County (VA)
- Ararat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Smyth County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Crossroads, with the one closest to Edwards Crossroads listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Atkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wythe County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwards Crossroads, with the one closest to Edwards Crossroads listed first.
- Speedwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Ivanhoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rowe Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Austinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crockett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Siloam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Rural Retreat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wytheville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Chiswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Locust Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edwards Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Edwards Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Edwards Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edwards 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 Edwards Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edwards Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edwards Crossroads, with the one closest to Edwards Crossroads listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Laurel Glenn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sparta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glade Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Little Pine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Higgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crab Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (603 more) ...
- Saddle Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Savannah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Edwards Crossroads had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edwards Crossroads, with the one closest to Edwards Crossroads listed first.
- Hooker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Sparta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ennice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
- Whitehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehead is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead
- Cherry Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
- Edmonds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Joynes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Joynes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joynes
- Devotion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Low Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Carsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carsonville is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Bridle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Traphill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edwards Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edwards Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Edwards 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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edwards Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edwards Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edwards Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Edwards Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Alleghany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashe County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Patrick County
- Smyth County
- Wythe 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> | 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 Edwards Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Edwards Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |