Our Genealogy Helper
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 Elmira 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 Elmira 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 Elmira 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Elmira Crossroads: Elmira Xrds.
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.
Elmira Crossroads is located in Pitt 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 Pitt County: Beaufort, Craven, Edgecombe, Greene, Lenoir, Martin & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Elmira Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elmira Crossroads:
- Pitt County (The home county of Elmira Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmira Crossroads listed first.
- Calico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Shelmerdine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
- Clayroot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Coxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Grimesland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Simpson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Quinerly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Bells Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Winterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ayden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pactolus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Heritage Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmira Crossroads listed first.
- Chocowinity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- River Road
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Blounts Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Edward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whitepost
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
- Whitepost has also been known as:
- White Post
- Walla Watta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Bath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pinetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Aurora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmira Crossroads listed first.
- Vanceboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Barnwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Ernul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Lima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Cove City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Tuscarora
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Clark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Spring Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hope is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- New Bern
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- River Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmira Crossroads listed first.
- Sharp Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Cobb Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Conetoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmira Crossroads listed first.
- Hookerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Glenfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Snow Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fieldsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Contentnea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Walstonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmira Crossroads listed first.
- Perfection
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Wise Forks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Pollocks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Sassers Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Debruhls Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Debruhls Landing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruhls Landing
- Jones Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jones Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Tenmile Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Phillips Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Olivers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmira Crossroads listed first.
- Grifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tick Bite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Graingers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Kinfield Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Kinston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Loftins Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Albrittons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmira Crossroads listed first.
- Bear Grass
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Parmele
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Robersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Everetts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Gold Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Williamston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmira Crossroads listed first.
- Reelsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Grantsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Alliance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elmira Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Elmira Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Elmira Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmira 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 Elmira Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elmira Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elmira Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmira Crossroads listed first.
- Caleb Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- William H. Edwards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Samuel Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel Moore Cemetery
- The Samuel Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moore Cemetery
- Joseph F. Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grimes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Quinerly Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Celestial Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Live Oak FWB Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taft Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (79 more) ...
- Old Simpson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- W.H. Marslender Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Homestead Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Elmira Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elmira Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elmira Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmira Crossroads listed first.
- Calico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Chicod
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chicod is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicod
- Black Jack
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Coxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Johnsons Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Mills is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Mills
- Maplecypress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maplecypress is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecypress
- Chocowinity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vanceboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grimesland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Redallia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Redallia is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redallia
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Barnwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Latham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Latham is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Winterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elmira Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmira Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Elmira 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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmira Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmira Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elmira Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Elmira Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Pitt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Craven County
- Edgecombe County
- Greene County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Martin County
- Pamlico County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Elmira Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elmira Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |