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 Newtons 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 Newtons 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 Newtons 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 Newtons Crossroads: Newtons Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Newtons Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Newtons Crossroads may originally have been Newton's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Newtons Crossroads might be written as Newton 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Newtons Crossroads is located in Sampson 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 Sampson County: Bladen, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Johnston, Pender & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Newtons Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newtons Crossroads:
- Sampson County (The home county of Newtons Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtons Crossroads, with the one closest to Newtons Crossroads listed first.
- Ivanhoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Kerr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Delway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Tomahawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Elliott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Beulah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Moltonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Turkey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McDaniels
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- McDaniels is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnetsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtons Crossroads, with the one closest to Newtons Crossroads listed first.
- Long View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Kelly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- White Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Arcadia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Ammon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Council
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Elizabethtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Rosindale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Yorick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Ruskin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtons Crossroads, with the one closest to Newtons Crossroads listed first.
- Northwest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Phoenix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Sandy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Malmo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Navassa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtons Crossroads, with the one closest to Newtons Crossroads listed first.
- Sandyfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Armour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Riegelwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Acme
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Delco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Byrdville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Bolton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtons Crossroads, with the one closest to Newtons Crossroads listed first.
- Harrells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Safe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Brices Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Duff Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
- Wallace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Teachey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Tin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Murphey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Murphey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey
- Charity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Hancheys Store
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hancheys Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancheys Store
- New Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtons Crossroads, with the one closest to Newtons Crossroads listed first.
- Castle Hayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Skippers Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
- Wrightsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Pender County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newtons Crossroads, with the one closest to Newtons Crossroads listed first.
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Watha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Atkinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Currie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Murray Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Burgaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Ashton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Rocky Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newtons Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Newtons Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Newtons Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newtons 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 Newtons Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newtons Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newtons Crossroads, with the one closest to Newtons Crossroads listed first.
- Worrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fryar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fennell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Herring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seavey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McMillian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gurganus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alderman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Newkirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Mine Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Newtons Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Newtons Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newtons Crossroads, with the one closest to Newtons Crossroads listed first.
- Kerr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Ivanhoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Safe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Clear Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Run is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run
- Tomahawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Wallace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Teachey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Atkinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Taylors Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Bridge is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Bridge
- Waycross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waycross is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Point Caswell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
- Currie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newtons Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newtons Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Newtons 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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newtons Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newtons Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newtons Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Newtons Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Sampson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Columbus County
- Duplin County
- New Hanover County
- Pender 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> | 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 Newtons Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Newtons Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |