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

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

Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston 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 Johnston County: Harnett, Nash, Sampson, Wake, Wayne & Wilson.

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

  • Johnston County     (The home county of Peacocks Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peacocks Crossroads, with the one closest to Peacocks Crossroads listed first.
    • Allens Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • McKoy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKoy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
      • McKoy is located in Johnston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McKoy
      • From Peacocks Crossroads to McKoy
    • Benson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harper
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Johnston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harper
      • From Peacocks Crossroads to Harper
    • Bentonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Four Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
      • Four Oaks is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Oaks <3>
    • Smithfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Smithfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
      • West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
    • Fairfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Johnston County
    • Pine Level
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Selma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Redwood Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
      • Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peacocks Crossroads, with the one closest to Peacocks Crossroads listed first.
    • Falcon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
      • Falcon is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Godwin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Linden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wade
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Stedman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Vander
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vander have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
      • Vander is located in Cumberland County
    • Holly Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Judson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Point Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
      • North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Fayetteville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peacocks Crossroads, with the one closest to Peacocks Crossroads listed first.
    • Calypso
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calypso have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
      • Calypso is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Faison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
      • Faison is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <3>
    • Bowdens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdens
      • Bowdens is located in Duplin County
    • Beautancus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Baltic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
      • Baltic is located in Duplin County
    • Friendship
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Everton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
      • Everton is located in Duplin County
    • Warsaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
  • Harnett County
  • Sampson County
  • Wake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peacocks Crossroads, with the one closest to Peacocks Crossroads listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
    • Kennebec
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Macks Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
      • Macks Village is located in Wake County
    • Auburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Fuquay - Varina
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuquay - Varina have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuquay - Varina
      • Fuquay - Varina is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fuquay - Varina <3>
    • McCullers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Emerald Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
      • Emerald Village is located in Wake County
    • Garner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hopedale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Shotwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Wilbon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
      • Wilbon is located in Wake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilbon
      • From Peacocks Crossroads to Wilbon
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peacocks Crossroads, with the one closest to Peacocks Crossroads listed first.
    • Grantham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Raynor Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
      • Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
    • Mar-Mac
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mar-Mac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
      • Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
    • Brogden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brogden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
      • Brogden is located in Wayne County
    • Dudley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <3>
    • Mar-Mac Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mar-Mac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
      • Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
    • Mount Olive
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Nahunta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Goldsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Berkeley Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
      • Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
    • Pikeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elroy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Elroy is located in Wayne County

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

Cemeteries Near Peacocks Crossroads ...

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

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

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.<7>

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

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

  • McKoy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKoy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
    • McKoy is located in Johnston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to McKoy
    • From Peacocks Crossroads to McKoy
  • Blackmans Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Timothy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timothy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
    • Timothy is located in Sampson County
  • Benson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Harper is located in Johnston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Harper
    • From Peacocks Crossroads to Harper
  • Dunn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bentonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Four Oaks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
    • Four Oaks is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Oaks <3>
  • Mingo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
    • Mingo is located in Sampson County
  • Spilona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spilona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilona
    • Spilona is located in Johnston County
  • Averasboro ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Turlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dobbersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
      • Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
    • Godwin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Peacocks 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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peacocks Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peacocks Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peacocks 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 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 Peacocks Crossroads:

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

The official website for Johnston County: www.co.johnston.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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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- Peacocks Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peacocks Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3204, Longitude: -78.4558    
<7>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 Peacocks Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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