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 Mayos 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 Mayos 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 Mayos 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 Mayos Crossroads: Mayos Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Mayos Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Mayos Crossroads may originally have been Mayo's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mayos Crossroads might be written as Mayo 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Mayos Crossroads is located in Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe County: Halifax, Martin, Nash, Pitt & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Mayos Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mayos Crossroads:
- Edgecombe County (The home county of Mayos Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayos Crossroads, with the one closest to Mayos Crossroads listed first.
- Coakley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Conetoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Speed
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Princeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Tarboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hope Lodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Henrietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Lawrence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Leggett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Hartsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayos Crossroads, with the one closest to Mayos Crossroads listed first.
- Rosedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Chocowinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayos Crossroads, with the one closest to Mayos Crossroads listed first.
- Lewiston Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Kelford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Drew
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Roxobel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Aulander
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Askewville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Hexlena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayos Crossroads, with the one closest to Mayos Crossroads listed first.
- Fieldsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Maury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Speights Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayos Crossroads, with the one closest to Mayos Crossroads listed first.
- Hobgood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Palmyra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Braswells Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Roseneath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Scotland Neck
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tillery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Enfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayos Crossroads, with the one closest to Mayos Crossroads listed first.
- Parmele
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Hassell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Robersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gold Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Oak City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Everetts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Bear Grass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Williamston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jamesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayos Crossroads, with the one closest to Mayos Crossroads listed first.
- North Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Taylor Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Ashburk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Joyners Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Drake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Gold Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Easonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Halifax Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Dortches
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Hickory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Langley Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Westry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayos Crossroads, with the one closest to Mayos Crossroads listed first.
- Eagletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Rich Square
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayos Crossroads, with the one closest to Mayos Crossroads listed first.
- Bethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whitehurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Oakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Congleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Stokes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Whichard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whichard is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
- Falkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- House is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Ripple City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ripple City is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripple City
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pactolus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Fountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayos Crossroads, with the one closest to Mayos Crossroads listed first.
- Saratoga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Elm City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eastwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Stantonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mayos Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Mayos Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Mayos Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mayos 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 Mayos Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mayos Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mayos Crossroads, with the one closest to Mayos Crossroads listed first.
- Johnson Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Henry W. Martin Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dancy Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Princeville Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eastlawn Memorial Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastlawn Memorial Garden is located outside and to the northeast of Tarboro.
- The Eastlawn Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164807 <3>
- Tarboro Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Everett Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edgecombe Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hyde Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Manning Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Mizell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Griffin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fields Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Mayos Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mayos Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mayos Crossroads, with the one closest to Mayos Crossroads listed first.
- Bethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Conetoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Coakley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Parmele
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Mildred
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Hassell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Robersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tarboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Conoho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conoho is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conoho
- Old Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Sparta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta
- Hollands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hollands is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hobgood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Everetts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Lawrence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mayos Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mayos Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Mayos 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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayos Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mayos 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 Mayos 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 websites either 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 Mayos Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Edgecombe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Bertie County
- Greene County
- Halifax County
- Martin County
- Nash County
- Northampton County
- Pitt County
- Wilson 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mayos Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Mayos Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |