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 Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Jonesboro Crossing: Jonesboro Xing.
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.
Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jonesboro Crossing:
- Columbus County (The home county of Jonesboro Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro Crossing, with the one closest to Jonesboro Crossing listed first.
- Hallsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Redbug
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Whiteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Waccamaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Chadbourn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bolton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Cribb Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Nakina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Grist
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro Crossing, with the one closest to Jonesboro Crossing listed first.
- Rosindale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Clarkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Council
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Abbottsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- East Arcadia
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Bladenboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Kelly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Butters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Dublin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- White Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yorick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro Crossing, with the one closest to Jonesboro Crossing listed first.
- Exum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Ash
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Makatoka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Longwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Northwest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Sandy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Shallotte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calabash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carolina Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Supply
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Malmo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Sunset Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sivey Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
- Pender County
- Atkinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro Crossing, with the one closest to Jonesboro Crossing listed first.
- Orrum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Barnesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Allenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Proctorville
(25 miles [40.2 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Fairmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lumberton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro Crossing, with the one closest to Jonesboro Crossing listed first.
- Ivanhoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Kerr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Dillon County (SC)
- Lake View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro Crossing, with the one closest to Jonesboro Crossing listed first.
- Loris
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Green Sea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Finklea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Daisy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Longs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Little River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gurley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Marion County (SC)
- Nichols
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jonesboro Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Jonesboro Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Jonesboro Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jonesboro Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jonesboro Crossing, with the one closest to Jonesboro Crossing listed first.
- Pierce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Hebron Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Flynn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Faison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sibbitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Batten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus Country Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whiteville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- St. James Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. James Memorial Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Hallsboro.
- The St. James Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. James Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462746 <3>
- Mitchellfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Simmons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Jonesboro Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jonesboro Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jonesboro Crossing, with the one closest to Jonesboro Crossing listed first.
- Hallsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Whiteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Waccamaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rosindale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Emerson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Emerson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Old Dock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Elkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Council
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Chadbourn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clarkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bolton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mollie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clarendon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Abbottsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Ironhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jonesboro Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jonesboro Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jonesboro Crossing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jonesboro Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Jonesboro Crossing:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Columbus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Pender County
- Robeson County
- Sampson County
- Dillon County
- Horry County
- Marion 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jonesboro Crossing) 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 Jonesboro Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |