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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 Mayville 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 Mayville 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 Mayville 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mayville Crossing: Mayville 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.
Mayville Crossing is located in Robeson 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 Robeson County: Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland, Dillon (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Mayville Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mayville Crossing:
- Robeson County (The home county of Mayville Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayville Crossing, with the one closest to Mayville Crossing listed first.
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Barker Ten Mile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Allenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Saint Pauls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lumberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saddletree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Rennert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rennert is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Rex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Lowe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Parkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lumber Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Philadelphus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Orrum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayville Crossing, with the one closest to Mayville Crossing listed first.
- Tar Heel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- White Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ruskin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Butters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Yorick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Bladenboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abbottsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Elizabethtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Clarkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayville Crossing, with the one closest to Mayville Crossing listed first.
- Boardman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Mount Olive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Evergreen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Rico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Williamson Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cerro Gordo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Chadbourn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grist
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Whiteville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Fair Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Hallsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Brunswick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayville Crossing, with the one closest to Mayville Crossing listed first.
- Ardulusa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Hope Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Timberlake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Judson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stedman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Williams Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Fayetteville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Highland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Kingsford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Holly Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Bonnie Doone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayville Crossing, with the one closest to Mayville Crossing listed first.
- Dundarrach
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Rockfish
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Raeford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Bowmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayville Crossing, with the one closest to Mayville Crossing listed first.
- Autryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Garland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McDaniels
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Roseboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salemburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Ingold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Tomahawk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Rebel City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rebel City is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mayville Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Mayville Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Mayville Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mayville 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 Mayville Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mayville Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mayville Crossing, with the one closest to Mayville Crossing listed first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kinlaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hursey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Singletary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grimes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Powers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Boone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Mayville Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mayville Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mayville Crossing, with the one closest to Mayville Crossing listed first.
- Tar Heel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tolarsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tolarsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarsville
- Howellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Howellsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville
- Allenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Lumberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richardson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Saint Pauls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saddletree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Bladenboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abbottsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Elizabethtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lowe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Roslin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roslin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Ammon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mayville Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mayville Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Mayville 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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayville Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mayville Crossing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mayville Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mayville Crossing:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Robeson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Cumberland County
- Hoke County
- Sampson 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> | 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 Mayville Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mayville Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |