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 Piney Forest 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 Piney Forest 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 Piney Forest 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Piney Forest Crossroads: Piney Frst. Xrds.
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 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.
Piney Forest Crossroads is located in Columbus 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 Columbus County: Bladen, Brunswick, Pender, Robeson & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Piney Forest Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piney Forest Crossroads:
- Columbus County (The home county of Piney Forest Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Forest Crossroads, with the one closest to Piney Forest Crossroads listed first.
- Mount Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Boardman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Williamson Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cerro Gordo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Chadbourn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grist
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Whiteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Brunswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Forest Crossroads, with the one closest to Piney Forest Crossroads listed first.
- Bladenboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butters
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Abbottsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Clarkton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Elizabethtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Rosindale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Tar Heel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yorick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Ruskin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- White Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Forest Crossroads, with the one closest to Piney Forest Crossroads listed first.
- Orrum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Proctorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Allenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Barnesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Lumberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Barker Ten Mile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Lowe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- McDonald
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Raynham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Saddletree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Forest Crossroads, with the one closest to Piney Forest Crossroads listed first.
- Lake View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Floydale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dillon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Little Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Forest Crossroads, with the one closest to Piney Forest Crossroads listed first.
- Green Sea
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Finklea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Loris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marion County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Forest Crossroads, with the one closest to Piney Forest Crossroads listed first.
- Nichols
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mullins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piney Forest Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Piney Forest Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Piney Forest Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piney Forest 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 Piney Forest Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piney Forest Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piney Forest Crossroads, with the one closest to Piney Forest Crossroads listed first.
- Brandh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Porters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Browns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meadow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Callihan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- Britt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bullard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Benevolent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Piney Forest Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piney Forest Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piney Forest Crossroads, with the one closest to Piney Forest Crossroads listed first.
- Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Bladenboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richardson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Abbottsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Orrum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Cerro Gordo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Chadbourn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barnesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Allenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Whiteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fair Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elkton is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Lumberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Howellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Howellsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piney Forest Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piney Forest Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Piney Forest 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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piney Forest Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piney Forest Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Piney Forest 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 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 Piney Forest Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Columbus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Robeson County
- Dillon County
- Horry County
- Marion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Piney Forest Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Piney Forest Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |