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

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mays Crossroads might be written as May 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Mays Crossroads is located in Nash 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 Nash County: Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Johnston, Vance, Wake, Warren & Wilson.

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

  • Nash County     (The home county of Mays Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mays Crossroads, with the one closest to Mays Crossroads listed first.
    • Edwards Crossroads
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hunts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
      • Hunts is located in Nash County
    • Lancaster Crossroads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bass Crossroads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Nash County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakland
      • From Mays Crossroads to Oakland
    • Castalia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Castalia is located in Nash County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Matthews Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matthews Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
      • Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Spring Hope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Momeyer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Corinth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Nash County
    • Batchelor Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Spring Hope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgecombe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mays Crossroads, with the one closest to Mays Crossroads listed first.
    • Rocky Mount
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Sharpsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Battleboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Whitakers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitakers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitakers
      • Whitakers is located in Edgecombe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitakers <4>
    • Gethsemane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lancaster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
    • Mercer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mercer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
      • Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mercer
      • From Mays Crossroads to Mercer
    • Hartsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hartsease
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Leggett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Franklin County
  • Granville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mays Crossroads, with the one closest to Mays Crossroads listed first.
    • Fairport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
      • Fairport is located in Granville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairport
      • From Mays Crossroads to Fairport
    • Wilton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Granville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilton
      • From Mays Crossroads to Wilton
    • Clay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Granville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clay
      • From Mays Crossroads to Clay
    • Mount Energy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Halifax County
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mays Crossroads, with the one closest to Mays Crossroads listed first.
    • Archer Lodge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beulahtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Kenly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
      • Kenly is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <4>
  • Vance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mays Crossroads, with the one closest to Mays Crossroads listed first.
    • Bobbitt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bobbitt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
      • Bobbitt is located in Vance County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bobbitt
      • From Mays Crossroads to Bobbitt
    • Gillburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kittrell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
      • Kittrell is located in Vance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittrell <4>
    • Gill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
      • Gill is located in Vance County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gill
      • From Mays Crossroads to Gill
    • Bear Pond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • South Henderson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
      • South Henderson is located in Vance County
    • Henderson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Middleburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Vance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <4>
    • Flat Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Vance County
  • Wake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mays Crossroads, with the one closest to Mays Crossroads listed first.
    • Zebulon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
      • Rolesville is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <4>
    • Wendell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Forestville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Wyatt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Wyatt is located in Wake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wyatt
      • From Mays Crossroads to Wyatt
    • Knightdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
      • Knightdale is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <4>
    • Shotwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
      • Falls is located in Wake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Falls
      • From Mays Crossroads to Falls
    • Neuse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • New Light
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Stony Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mays Crossroads, with the one closest to Mays Crossroads listed first.
    • Lickskillet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Arcola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Afton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Warrenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Snow Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Snow Hill is located in Warren County
    • Macon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <4>
    • Soul City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soul City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
      • Soul City is located in Warren County
    • Vaughan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
      • Vaughan is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaughan <4>
    • Manson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Norlina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Warren Plains
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mays Crossroads, with the one closest to Mays Crossroads listed first.
    • Sims
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Elm City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
    • Wilson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotts
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
      • Scotts is located in Wilson County
    • Lucama
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
      • Lucama is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <4>
    • Eastwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people

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

Cemeteries Near Mays Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mays 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 Mays Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stallings Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stallings Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stallings Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Hope Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Meeks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meeks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Level Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mullen Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hedgepeth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hedgepeth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hedgepeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Leonard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leonard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Vick Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

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

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

  • Hunts
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
    • Hunts is located in Nash County
  • Oakland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Nash County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oakland
    • From Mays Crossroads to Oakland
  • Justice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
    • Justice is located in Franklin County
  • Spring Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Castalia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
    • Castalia is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Mapleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dukes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dukes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
    • Dukes is located in Nash County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dukes
    • From Mays Crossroads to Dukes
  • Nashville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sutton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanhope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Laurel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel is located in Franklin County
  • Red Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hilliardston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilliardston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
      • Hilliardston is located in Nash County
    • Centerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Franklin County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Centerville
      • From Mays Crossroads to Centerville
    • Louisburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Mays 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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mays Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mays Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mays 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 Mays Crossroads:

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

The official website for Nash County: www.co.nash.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>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Mays Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mays Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0217, Longitude: -78.1139       In this case, the coordinates for Mays Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Mays Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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