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 Halls 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 Halls 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 Halls 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 Halls Crossroads: Halls Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Halls Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Halls Crossroads may originally have been Hall's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Halls Crossroads might be written as Hall Crossroads.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Halls Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Halls 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Halls Crossroads is located in Sampson 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 Sampson County: Bladen, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Johnston, Pender & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Halls Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halls Crossroads:
- Sampson County (The home county of Halls Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Crossroads, with the one closest to Halls Crossroads listed first.
- Autryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Rebel City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
- Salemburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huntley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Roseboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Bonnetsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Kitty Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kitty Fork is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Fork
- Beaman Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Spiveys Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Crossroads, with the one closest to Halls Crossroads listed first.
- Jerome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Ammon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- White Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ruskin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Tar Heel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yorick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Dublin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- White Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elizabethtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Crossroads, with the one closest to Halls Crossroads listed first.
- Stedman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Falcon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Wade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Vander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Judson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Godwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Williams Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Linden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Ardulusa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Crossroads, with the one closest to Halls Crossroads listed first.
- Baltic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Baltic is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Faison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bowdens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bowdens is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
- Calypso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Warsaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carroll
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Crossroads, with the one closest to Halls Crossroads listed first.
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Dunn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grove Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Lakeside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Westhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Fonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Erwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Walkertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Bunnlevel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Turlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Harnett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harnett is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
- Anderson Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Hoke County
- Rockfish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Crossroads, with the one closest to Halls Crossroads listed first.
- McKoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McKoy is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
- Peacocks Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
- Benson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harper
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Allens Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Bentonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Four Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Crossroads, with the one closest to Halls Crossroads listed first.
- Parkton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Pauls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Lumber Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Wayne County
- Grantham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grantham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halls Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Halls Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Halls Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halls 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 Halls Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halls Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halls Crossroads, with the one closest to Halls Crossroads listed first.
- Autry - Averitt Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Halls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Autry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Alderson Parker Family Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Halls Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halls Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halls Crossroads, with the one closest to Halls Crossroads listed first.
- Autryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Hayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hayne is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayne
- Clement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clement is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Stedman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Roseboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Mingo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mingo is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Beaman Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
- Wade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Godwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grays Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
- Timothy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Timothy is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Jerome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halls Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halls Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Halls 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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halls Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halls Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halls 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 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 Halls Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Sampson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Cumberland County
- Duplin County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Johnston County
- Robeson County
- Wayne 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 Halls Crossroads, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halls Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |