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 High 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 High 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 High 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 High Crossroads: High 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
High Crossroads is located in Nash 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 Nash County: Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Johnston, Vance, Wake, Warren & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near High Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High Crossroads:
- Nash County (The home county of High Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Crossroads, with the one closest to High Crossroads listed first.
- Strickland Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Stanhope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Bailey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cliftonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cliftonville is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- Floods Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Floods Chapel is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floods Chapel
- Winstead Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Winstead Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Crossroads
- Lamm Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lamm Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamm Crossroads
- Old Spring Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Spring Hope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hope
- Frazier Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frazier Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Crossroads
- Samaria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Middlesex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Middlesex is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Crossroads, with the one closest to High Crossroads listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Macclesfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pinetops
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hartsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Battleboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsease
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Cobb Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Henrietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Sharp Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Crossroads, with the one closest to High Crossroads listed first.
- Sutton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Bunn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- White Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Louisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Katesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Youngsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Alert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Franklinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wake Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Crossroads, with the one closest to High Crossroads listed first.
- Fieldsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Speights Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Walstonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Contentnea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Crossroads, with the one closest to High Crossroads listed first.
- White Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ringwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Crossroads, with the one closest to High Crossroads listed first.
- Stancils Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Kenly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beulahtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Micro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Rains Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Archer Lodge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Redwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Pine Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Selma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson's Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Princeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Crossroads, with the one closest to High Crossroads listed first.
- Fountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Farmville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Falkland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Crossroads, with the one closest to High Crossroads listed first.
- Zebulon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wendell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eagle Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Shotwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Rolesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Knightdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Emerald Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Forestville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Forestville is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Neuse Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Neuse Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuse Crossroads
- Neuse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wyatt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Crossroads, with the one closest to High Crossroads listed first.
- Fremont
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nahunta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Eureka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Pikeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saulston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Raynor Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Goldsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Crossroads, with the one closest to High Crossroads listed first.
- Sims
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Scotts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Wilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elm City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lucama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eastwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Black Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Saratoga
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Stantonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to High Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for High Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near High Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High 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 High Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for High Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from High Crossroads, with the one closest to High Crossroads listed first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eli P. Haynes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Middlesex Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meeks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hope Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- St. James Church of Christ Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan Godwin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Toisnot Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find High Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of High Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from High Crossroads, with the one closest to High Crossroads listed first.
- Stanhope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Connor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Connor is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
- Wilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elm City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union Hope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
- Lucama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hunts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Black Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sutton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Earpsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Earpsboro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earpsboro
- Kenly
(15 miles [24.1 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 High Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around High Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in High 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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High 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 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 High Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Nash County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edgecombe County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Halifax County
- Johnston County
- Pitt County
- Wake County
- Wayne County
- Wilson 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> | 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- High Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 High Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |