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 Ivey 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 Ivey 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 Ivey 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 Ivey Crossroads: Ivey 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Ivey Crossroads is located in Robeson 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 Robeson County: Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland, Dillon (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Ivey Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ivey Crossroads:
- Robeson County (The home county of Ivey Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivey Crossroads, with the one closest to Ivey Crossroads listed first.
- Barnesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Proctorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Marietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Fairmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Orrum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- McDonald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Raynham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Rowland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lumberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lowe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Allenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Elrod
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivey Crossroads, with the one closest to Ivey Crossroads listed first.
- Butters
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Bladenboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Clarkton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Tar Heel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yorick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivey Crossroads, with the one closest to Ivey Crossroads listed first.
- Boardman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Fair Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Williamson Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Cerro Gordo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Grist
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Chadbourn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarendon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Emerson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Cribb Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Scotland County
- Hasty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivey Crossroads, with the one closest to Ivey Crossroads listed first.
- Lake View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hamer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Floydale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dillon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Little Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Latta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Minturn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivey Crossroads, with the one closest to Ivey Crossroads listed first.
- Green Sea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Finklea
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Galivants Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Loris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aynor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gurley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Red Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Marion County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivey Crossroads, with the one closest to Ivey Crossroads listed first.
- Nichols
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mullins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laughlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Centenary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivey Crossroads, with the one closest to Ivey Crossroads listed first.
- Red Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Clio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clio is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- McColl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ivey Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Ivey Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Ivey Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ivey 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 Ivey Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ivey Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ivey Crossroads, with the one closest to Ivey Crossroads listed first.
- Barfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Barfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Barnesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hardin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leggett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (437 more) ...
- Inman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Herring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sealey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Ivey Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ivey Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ivey Crossroads, with the one closest to Ivey Crossroads listed first.
- Barnesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Orrum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Gaddysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gaddysville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
- Fair Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Cerro Gordo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Evergreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Echo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nichols
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rowland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lumberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lowe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Allenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Dillon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Marion County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ivey Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ivey Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Ivey 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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ivey Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ivey Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ivey Crossroads.
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 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 Ivey Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Robeson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Scotland County
- Dillon County
- Horry County
- Marion County
- Marlboro 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> | 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 Ivey Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ivey Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |