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 Fipps Crossing (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 Fipps Crossing. 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 Fipps Crossing ...
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 Fipps Crossing: Fipps Xing.
- While the name of this community is Fipps Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fipps Crossing may originally have been Fipp's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fipps Crossing might be written as Fipp Crossing.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Fipps Crossing is located in Columbus 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 Columbus County: Bladen, Brunswick, Pender, Robeson & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Fipps Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fipps Crossing:
- Columbus County (The home county of Fipps Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fipps Crossing, with the one closest to Fipps Crossing listed first.
- Chadbourn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grist
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Clarendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Cribb Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Cerro Gordo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whiteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Emerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fipps Crossing, with the one closest to Fipps Crossing listed first.
- Abbottsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Clarkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bladenboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Butters
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Rosindale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Council
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Dublin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Elizabethtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yorick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- East Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Ruskin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fipps Crossing, with the one closest to Fipps Crossing listed first.
- Ash
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Exum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Longwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Makatoka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Carolina Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fipps Crossing, with the one closest to Fipps Crossing listed first.
- Barnesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Orrum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Proctorville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Marietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Fairmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lumberton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Barker Ten Mile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Raynham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Lowe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fipps Crossing, with the one closest to Fipps Crossing listed first.
- Lake View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Floydale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fipps Crossing, with the one closest to Fipps Crossing listed first.
- Green Sea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Finklea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Daisy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Gurley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Little Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Longs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cebu is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cool Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Aynor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galivants Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fipps Crossing, with the one closest to Fipps Crossing listed first.
- Nichols
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mullins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fipps Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Fipps Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Fipps Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fipps Crossing.
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 Fipps Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fipps Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fipps Crossing, with the one closest to Fipps Crossing listed first.
- Belle View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chadbourn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McPherson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gowans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cribb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bullard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Regar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cribb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (420 more) ...
- Columbus Country Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Williamson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Fipps Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fipps Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fipps Crossing, with the one closest to Fipps Crossing listed first.
- Chadbourn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clarendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Cerro Gordo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Whiteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Ironhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Mollie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Fair Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Hallsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Barnesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Old Dock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Orrum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Finklea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Loris
(16 miles [25.7 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 Fipps Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fipps Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Fipps Crossing ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fipps Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fipps Crossing, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fipps Crossing.
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 helpful 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 Fipps Crossing:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Columbus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Robeson County
- Dillon County
- Horry County
- Marion 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 Fipps Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fipps Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |