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

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Ogburns Crossroads might be written as Ogburn 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 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.

Ogburns Crossroads is located in Guilford 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 Guilford County: Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Forsyth, Randolph, Rockingham & Stokes.

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

  • Guilford County     (The home county of Ogburns Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ogburns Crossroads, with the one closest to Ogburns Crossroads listed first.
    • Summerfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Guilford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <3>
    • Stokesdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
      • Stokesdale is located in Guilford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stokesdale <3>
    • Scalesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
      • Scalesville is located in Guilford County
    • Oak Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <3>
    • Guilford College
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
      • Guilford College is located in Guilford County
    • Spicewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
      • Spicewood is located in Guilford County
    • Colfax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Colfax is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <3>
    • Browns Summit
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fairfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Guilford County
    • Rudd
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
      • Rudd is located in Guilford County
    • Sandy Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
    • White Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Guilford County
    • Pomona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Guilford County
  • Alamance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ogburns Crossroads, with the one closest to Ogburns Crossroads listed first.
    • Altamahaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamahaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
      • Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
    • Ossipee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
      • Ossipee is located in Alamance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
    • Glenwood Acres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Acres
      • Glenwood Acres is located in Alamance County
    • Westbrook Forest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Forest
      • Westbrook Forest is located in Alamance County
    • Westbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Alamance County
    • Clover Garden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
      • Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
    • Sherwood Forest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
      • Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County
    • Country Club Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Acres
      • Country Club Acres is located in Alamance County
    • Elon College
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon College came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon College
      • Elon College is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elon College <3>
    • Elon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
      • Elon is located in Alamance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
    • Mark View
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark View
      • Mark View is located in Alamance County
    • Random Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Random Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
      • Random Hills is located in Alamance County
    • Westview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
      • Westview is located in Alamance County
  • Caswell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ogburns Crossroads, with the one closest to Ogburns Crossroads listed first.
    • Ashland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Caswell County
    • Quick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
      • Quick is located in Caswell County
    • Locust Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Locust Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
      • Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
    • Stony Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stony Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
    • Bethel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Caswell County
    • Jericho
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Caswell County
    • Pelham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Caswell County
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ogburns Crossroads, with the one closest to Ogburns Crossroads listed first.
    • Abotts Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
      • Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
    • Wallburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallburg
      • Wallburg is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallburg <3>
    • Gum Tree
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
      • Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
    • Bethany ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Davidson County
    • Thomasville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <3>
    • Midway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
    • Fair Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fair Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
      • Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
    • Eden ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Davidson County
    • Arcadia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arcadia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Davidson County
    • Welcome
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ogburns Crossroads, with the one closest to Ogburns Crossroads listed first.
    • Pine Knolls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
      • Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
    • Belews Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
      • Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
    • Stonewood Acres
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
      • Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
    • Bonanza Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
      • Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
    • Crims Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crims Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
      • Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
    • Benefit ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benefit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
      • Benefit is located in Forsyth County
    • Greystone Forest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greystone Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
      • Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
    • Kynwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kynwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
      • Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
    • Smokerise
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokerise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
      • Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
    • White Road ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
      • White Road is located in Forsyth County
    • Abington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
      • Abington is located in Forsyth County
    • Applegate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Applegate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
      • Applegate is located in Forsyth County
    • Brinkley Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkley Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
      • Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ogburns Crossroads, with the one closest to Ogburns Crossroads listed first.
    • Archdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Trinity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <3>
    • New Market
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Market. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Randolph County
    • Redcross
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
      • Redcross is located in Randolph County
    • Sophia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Randleman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ogburns Crossroads, with the one closest to Ogburns Crossroads listed first.
    • Wittys Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
      • Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
    • Gold Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
      • Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
    • Ellisboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
      • Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
    • Madison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
    • Mayodan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayodan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayodan
      • Mayodan is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayodan <3>
    • Norwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Rockingham County
    • Wentworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
      • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
    • Shiloh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
    • Belmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Rockingham County
    • Stoneville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
      • Stoneville is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneville <3>
    • Reidsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
      • Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <3>
    • Providence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Rockingham County
    • College Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
      • College Village is located in Rockingham County
  • Stokes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ogburns Crossroads, with the one closest to Ogburns Crossroads listed first.
    • Pine Hall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fulp
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fulp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
      • Fulp is located in Stokes County
    • Walnut Cove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bailey Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
      • Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
    • Meadows
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
      • Meadows is located in Stokes County
    • Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Sawra Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
      • Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
    • Germanton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanton
      • Germanton is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germanton <3>
    • Danbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Danbury is located in Stokes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <3>
    • Neatman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
      • Neatman is located in Stokes County
    • Sandy Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
    • Quaker Gap
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
      • Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
    • Snow Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
  • Surry County
    • Boyden ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
      • Boyden is located in Surry County
  • Henry County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ogburns Crossroads, with the one closest to Ogburns Crossroads listed first.
    • Ridgeway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Level
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
      • Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
    • Horse Pasture
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
      • Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
    • Irisburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
      • Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
    • Chatmoss
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatmoss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
      • Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
    • Preston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
    • Axton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Martinsville City (VA)
    • Martinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Patrick County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ogburns Crossroads, with the one closest to Ogburns Crossroads listed first.
    • Nettleridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nettleridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
      • Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
    • Stella
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
      • Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
    • Critz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • Cascade
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)

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

Cemeteries Near Ogburns Crossroads ...

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

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

  • Flat Rock UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Liberty Wesleyan Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mt. Bethel Covenant Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bethel Covenant Church Cemetery
    • The Mt. Bethel Covenant Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Bethel Christian Church Cemetery
  • Palestine UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Midway UMC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eden UMC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<7> to the east of Ellisboro.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989052 <6>
  • Goodwill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Belews Creek Christian Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (235 more) ...
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Madison Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Westminster Gardens Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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.<8>

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

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

  • Stokesdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
    • Stokesdale is located in Guilford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stokesdale <3>
  • Summerfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
    • Summerfield is located in Guilford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <3>
  • Scalesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
    • Scalesville is located in Guilford County
  • Hillsdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Hillsdale is located in Guilford County
  • Oak Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <3>
  • Ellisboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
    • Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
  • Pine Hall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Belews Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
    • Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
  • White Road ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
    • White Road is located in Forsyth County
  • Colfax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Colfax is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <3>
  • Madison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
  • Friendship
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Guilford County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Guilford College
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
      • Guilford College is located in Guilford County
    • Monroeton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
      • Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
    • Pleasantville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County

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

Newspapers Published in Ogburns 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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ogburns Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ogburns Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ogburns 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 helpful 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 Ogburns Crossroads:

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

The official website for Guilford County: www.co.guilford.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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- Ogburns Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ogburns Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2468, Longitude: -79.9209       In this case, the coordinates for Ogburns Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<8>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 Ogburns Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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