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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 Nobles 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 Nobles 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 Nobles 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 Nobles Crossroads: Nobles Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Nobles Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Nobles Crossroads may originally have been Noble's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Nobles Crossroads might be written as Noble 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 and doctors 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.
Nobles Crossroads is located in Lenoir 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 Lenoir County: Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Pitt & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Nobles Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nobles Crossroads:
- Lenoir County (The home county of Nobles Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nobles Crossroads, with the one closest to Nobles Crossroads listed first.
- Deep Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Pink Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Albrittons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Loftins Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Fields
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Kinfield Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Kinston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graingers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Tick Bite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Grifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nobles Crossroads, with the one closest to Nobles Crossroads listed first.
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Cove City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Fort Barnwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Tuscarora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Clark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- River Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nobles Crossroads, with the one closest to Nobles Crossroads listed first.
- Resaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Gradys Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Albertson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Kornegay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kornegay is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornegay
- Potters Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
- Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Outlaws Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Drummersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Herrings Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Cabin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cabin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin
- Petersburg Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg Crossing is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Crossing
- Blizzards Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nobles Crossroads, with the one closest to Nobles Crossroads listed first.
- Glenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Jason
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Hookerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Maury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Contentnea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nobles Crossroads, with the one closest to Nobles Crossroads listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Hargetts Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Taylors Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Combs Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Wise Forks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Comfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Phillips Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Sassers Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Pollocks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Olivers Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Olivers
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nobles Crossroads, with the one closest to Nobles Crossroads listed first.
- Huffmantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huffmantown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmantown
- Richlands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catherine Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Mill Pond Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Half Moon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Half Moon is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Shamrock Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
- Cardinal Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
- Acorn Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
- Foxhorn Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
- Pumpkin Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Jacksonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aragona Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Pender County
- Maple Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nobles Crossroads, with the one closest to Nobles Crossroads listed first.
- Quinerly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Rountree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Ayden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Renston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nobles Crossroads, with the one closest to Nobles Crossroads listed first.
- Turkey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elliott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nobles Crossroads, with the one closest to Nobles Crossroads listed first.
- Seven Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Elroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Dudley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Berkeley Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Brogden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Genoa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Goldsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mar-Mac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Saulston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Grantham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grantham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nobles Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Nobles Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Nobles Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nobles 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 Nobles Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nobles Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nobles Crossroads, with the one closest to Nobles Crossroads listed first.
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stroud - Hill Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Humphrey - Harper Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stroud Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harper - Southerland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gradys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- George W. Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alexander Rouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Council F. Jarman Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- George W. Rouse Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (85 more) ...
- Wiley Rouse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Hines Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arnett - Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Nobles Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nobles Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nobles Crossroads, with the one closest to Nobles Crossroads listed first.
- Deep Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Resaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Albertson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Strabane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strabane is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strabane
- Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Outlaws Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Falling Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
- Fields
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Sarecta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sarecta is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarecta
- Comfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Kinston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beulaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- La Grange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hallsville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nobles Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nobles Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Nobles 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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nobles Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nobles 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 Nobles Crossroads.
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 Nobles Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Lenoir County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Greene County
- Jones County
- Onslow County
- Pender County
- Pitt County
- Sampson County
- Wayne 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nobles 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 Nobles Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |