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 Elmores 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 Elmores 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 Elmores 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 Elmores Crossroads: Elmores Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Elmores Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Elmores Crossroads may originally have been Elmore's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Elmores Crossroads might be written as Elmore 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 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.
Elmores Crossroads is located in Gaston 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 Gaston County: Cleveland, Lincoln, Mecklenburg & York (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Elmores Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elmores Crossroads:
- Gaston County (The home county of Elmores Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmores Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmores Crossroads listed first.
- Cramerton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- McAdenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smyre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ranlo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Brown Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Spencer Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Gastonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Gastonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmores Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmores Crossroads listed first.
- Cannon Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Harrisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Poplar Tent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Fisher Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmores Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmores Crossroads listed first.
- Killian Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Maiden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Providence Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Drums Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Terrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Duan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Bandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Sherrills Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Plateau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Banoak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmores Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmores Crossroads listed first.
- Kings Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Grover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stony Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Waco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Light Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Stubbs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Elizabeth City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Patterson Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmores Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmores Crossroads listed first.
- Mayhew
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Mount Mourne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Doolie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mooresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmores Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmores Crossroads listed first.
- Lowesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Iron Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Crouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Boger City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Lincolnton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Denver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Vale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmores Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmores Crossroads listed first.
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Paw Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Dalton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Chateau Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Yorkmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Biddleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Wilmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Spring Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Charlotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmores Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmores Crossroads listed first.
- Marvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- White Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Indian Trail
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stallings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hemby Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Lake Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Wesley Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waxhaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmores Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmores Crossroads listed first.
- Kings Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chester County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmores Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmores Crossroads listed first.
- Smith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Edgemoor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lowrys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmores Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmores Crossroads listed first.
- Camp Cox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Van Wyck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springdell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmores Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmores Crossroads listed first.
- Lake Wylie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tega Cay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Filbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- India Hook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Riverview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Fort Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elmores Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Elmores Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Elmores Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmores 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 Elmores Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elmores Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elmores Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmores Crossroads listed first.
- Cramerton Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Aviary Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaston Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
- The Gaston Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Gaston Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47448 <3>
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Craig / Jenkins Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located in Gastonia.
- Firestone Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollywood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47713 <3>
- North Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland Cemetery
- The North Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Oakland Street Cemetery
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Elmores Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elmores Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elmores Crossroads, with the one closest to Elmores Crossroads listed first.
- McAdenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Gastonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Mount Holly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Paw Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mountain Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
- Clover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Steel Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steel Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elmores Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmores Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Elmores 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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmores Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmores Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elmores Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Elmores Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Gaston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Union County
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elmores Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Elmores Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |