Welcome to Mays Crossroads ...
Although we found mention of Mays Crossroads during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Mays Crossroads was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Mays Crossroads to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mays Crossroads, please Contact Us.
The location of Mays Crossroads has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
A typical abbreviation for Mays Crossroads: Mays Xrds.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Mays Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Mays Crossroads.
Mays Crossroads is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Mays Crossroads might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Mays Crossroads would be found within the (252) area code.
Communities Also Named Mays Crossroads ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Mays Crossroads: This one is located in Nash County and the other is located in Franklin County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mays Crossroads.
Communities near Mays Crossroads ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mays Crossroads.
- Rocky Mount
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
- Zebulon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Zebulon is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <4>
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Nashville is located in Nash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,572 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
- Louisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Louisburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <4>
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Sharpsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Sharpsburg is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <4>
- Spring Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Spring Hope is located in Nash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hope <4>
- Dortches
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Middlesex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Bailey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey is located in Nash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mays Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mays Crossroads.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mays Crossroads. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mays Crossroads.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mays Crossroads. See our Newspapers Page for Mays Crossroads.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mays Crossroads ...
Looking for more information about Mays Crossroads? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mays Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mays Crossroads.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Mays Crossroads and then turned west". While Mays Crossroads could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Mays Crossroads as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Mays Crossroads could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mays Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |