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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 Loftins 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 Loftins 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 Loftins 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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Loftins Crossroads: Loftins Xrds.
  • While the name of this community is Loftins Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Loftins Crossroads may originally have been Loftin's Crossroads.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Loftins Crossroads might be written as Loftin 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lenoir County: Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Pitt & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Loftins Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Loftins Crossroads:

  • Lenoir County     (The home county of Loftins Crossroads)
  • Craven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loftins Crossroads, with the one closest to Loftins Crossroads listed first.
    • Dover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cove City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fort Barnwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuscarora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Clark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Craven County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clark
      • From Loftins Crossroads to Clark
    • Lima
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lima. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Lima is located in Craven County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lima
      • From Loftins Crossroads to Lima
    • Vanceboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
      • Vanceboro is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceboro <3>
    • River Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
      • River Bend is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Ernul
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
      • Ernul is located in Craven County
    • Trent Woods
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
      • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
    • Brices Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brices Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
      • Brices Creek is located in Craven County
    • New Bern
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bern
      • New Bern is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bern <3>
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loftins Crossroads, with the one closest to Loftins Crossroads listed first.
    • Resaca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gradys Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Albertson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Drummersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Outlaws Bridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kornegay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
    • Leon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Duplin County
    • Potters Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potters Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
      • Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
    • Herrings Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Blizzards Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blizzards Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
      • Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Petersburg Crossing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Crossing
      • Petersburg Crossing is located in Duplin County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loftins Crossroads, with the one closest to Loftins Crossroads listed first.
    • Glenfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hookerton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hookerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookerton
      • Hookerton is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hookerton <3>
    • Jason
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Snow Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Maury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Speights Bridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Fieldsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Walstonburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jones County
  • Onslow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loftins Crossroads, with the one closest to Loftins Crossroads listed first.
    • Richlands
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
      • Richlands is located in Onslow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <3>
    • Mill Pond Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Pond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
      • Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
    • Catherine Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Half Moon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Moon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
      • Half Moon is located in Onslow County
    • Shamrock Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
      • Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
    • Cardinal Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardinal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
      • Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
    • Acorn Forest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Foxhorn Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhorn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
      • Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
    • Pumpkin Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
  • Pitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loftins Crossroads, with the one closest to Loftins Crossroads listed first.
    • Quinerly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rountree
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Coxville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ayden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
      • Ayden is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <3>
    • Clayroot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Renston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Calico
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
      • Calico is located in Pitt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Calico
      • From Loftins Crossroads to Calico
    • Shelmerdine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Winterville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Red Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Pitt County
    • Summerfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Pitt County
    • Windsor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Pitt County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loftins Crossroads, with the one closest to Loftins Crossroads listed first.
    • Seven Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
      • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Elroy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Elroy is located in Wayne County
    • Berkeley Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
      • Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
    • Saulston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Goldsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brogden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brogden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
      • Brogden is located in Wayne County
    • Dudley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <3>
    • Mar-Mac Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mar-Mac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
      • Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
    • Mount Olive
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Eureka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mar-Mac
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mar-Mac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
      • Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Loftins Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Loftins Crossroads.

Cemeteries Near Loftins Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loftins 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Loftins Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Loftins Crossroads, with the one closest to Loftins Crossroads listed first.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Loftins Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Loftins Crossroads.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Loftins Crossroads, with the one closest to Loftins Crossroads listed first.

  • Kinston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Falling Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
    • Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
  • Deep Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Closs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Closs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closs
    • Closs is located in Lenoir County
  • Fields
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
    • Fields is located in Lenoir County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fields
    • From Loftins Crossroads to Fields
  • Strabane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strabane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strabane
    • Strabane is located in Lenoir County
  • Comfort
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Glenfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cove City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Grifton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hugo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hugo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
    • Hugo is located in Lenoir County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Loftins Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loftins Crossroads.

Newspapers Published in Loftins 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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loftins Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loftins Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Loftins 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 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 Loftins Crossroads:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loftins Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lenoir County: www.co.lenoir.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Loftins Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- Loftins Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loftins Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1999, Longitude: -77.5609    









 

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