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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Poley Bridge Crossing. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Poley Bridge Crossing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Poley Bridge Crossing, please Contact Us.

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 Poley Bridge Crossing (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 Poley Bridge Crossing. 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 Poley Bridge Crossing ...

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 Poley Bridge Crossing: Poley Brg. Xing. (or less commonly used: Poley Brdg. Xing. or Poley Brdge. Xing.)

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 and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Poley Bridge Crossing is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Poley Bridge Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poley Bridge Crossing:

  • Columbus County     (The home county of Poley Bridge Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poley Bridge Crossing, with the one closest to Poley Bridge Crossing listed first.
    • Nakina
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Nakina is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
    • Pine Level
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • Bethel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bug Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
    • Ironhill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Ironhill is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
    • Cribb Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
    • Brunswick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pireway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Pireway is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
    • Clarendon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Emerson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Redbug
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Redbug is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
    • Tabor City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hallsboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poley Bridge Crossing, with the one closest to Poley Bridge Crossing listed first.
    • Council
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Council is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
    • Rosindale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosindale is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
    • Clarkton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Abbottsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
    • East Arcadia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Bladenboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Butters
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Butters is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
    • Kelly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kelly is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Mount Olive
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Brunswick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poley Bridge Crossing, with the one closest to Poley Bridge Crossing listed first.
    • Ash
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ash is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Exum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Exum is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
    • Longwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Longwood is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Makatoka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
    • Carolina Shores
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
    • Calabash
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Shallotte
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocean Isle Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Supply
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sivey Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
    • Holden Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Varnamtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Robeson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poley Bridge Crossing, with the one closest to Poley Bridge Crossing listed first.
    • Barnesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
    • Orrum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Orrum is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Marietta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Marietta is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Proctorville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Proctorville is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Dillon County (SC)
    • Lake View
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Horry County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poley Bridge Crossing, with the one closest to Poley Bridge Crossing listed first.
    • Loris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <2>
    • Little Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
    • Longs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Daisy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Green Sea
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Finklea
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
    • Little River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Creek Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
    • Gurley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
    • Cherry Grove Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hand
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
    • North Myrtle Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Atlantic Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Marion County (SC)
    • Nichols
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Poley Bridge Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poley Bridge Crossing.

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 Poley Bridge Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poley Bridge Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poley Bridge Crossing, with the one closest to Poley Bridge Crossing listed first.

  • Coleman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Watts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • McKeithan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Formyduval Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Blackmon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Prince Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (319 more) ...
    • Meares Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Soles Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Stevens Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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.

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from Poley Bridge Crossing, with the one closest to Poley Bridge Crossing listed first.

  • Mollie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mollie is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
  • Old Dock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Old Dock is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
  • Ironhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ironhill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
  • Bug Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
  • Dothan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dothan is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
  • Pireway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pireway is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
  • Clarendon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Clarendon is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
  • Ash
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ash is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Emerson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Emerson is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Exum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Exum is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
  • Hallsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
  • Whiteville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Loris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <2>
    • Lake Waccamaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chadbourn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Poley Bridge Crossing ...

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 Poley Bridge Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poley Bridge Crossing, 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 Poley Bridge Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Poley Bridge Crossing:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Poley Bridge Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Poley Bridge Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.