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 Riddick 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 Riddick 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 Riddick 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Riddick Crossroads: Riddick 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.
Riddick Crossroads is located in Gates 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 Gates County: Camden, Chowan, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans & Southampton (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Riddick Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riddick Crossroads:
- Gates County (The home county of Riddick Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddick Crossroads, with the one closest to Riddick Crossroads listed first.
- Eure
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roduco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- White Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Willeyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Muddy Cross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Sunbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mintonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Savage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddick Crossroads, with the one closest to Riddick Crossroads listed first.
- Powellsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Colerain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Hexlena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Aulander
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Askewville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Kelford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Roxobel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Drew
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Edenhouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edenhouse is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenhouse
- Edenhouse has also been known as:
- Eden House Point
- Eden House
- Edenhouse Point
- Merry Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddick Crossroads, with the one closest to Riddick Crossroads listed first.
- Horseshoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- South Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddick Crossroads, with the one closest to Riddick Crossroads listed first.
- Gliden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Ryland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Center Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Mavaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Edenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddick Crossroads, with the one closest to Riddick Crossroads listed first.
- Tunis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- South Tunis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Winton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cofield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harrellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Barretts Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Ahoskie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murfreesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Poor Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Earleys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddick Crossroads, with the one closest to Riddick Crossroads listed first.
- Pendleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Severn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Potecasi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Eagletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Rich Square
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lasker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Margarettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddick Crossroads, with the one closest to Riddick Crossroads listed first.
- Snow Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Belvidere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nicanor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Winfall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hertford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yeopim Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Franklin City (VA)
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Isle of Wight County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddick Crossroads, with the one closest to Riddick Crossroads listed first.
- Carrsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Walters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
- Zuni
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddick Crossroads, with the one closest to Riddick Crossroads listed first.
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Kingsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Statesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Sunbeam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Delaware
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Handsom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Watkins Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Isaac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Cypress Manor
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Hunterdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Newsoms
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Edgehill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddick Crossroads, with the one closest to Riddick Crossroads listed first.
- Pittmantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Whaley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Manning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Russell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Kilby
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Suffolk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riddick Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Riddick Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Riddick Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riddick 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 Riddick Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riddick Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riddick Crossroads, with the one closest to Riddick Crossroads listed first.
- Askew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brantley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willoughby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Britt - Benthall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vann Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blackjack Oak Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Oak Cemetery
- The Blackjack Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Jack Oak Cemetery
- Silas Edwards Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (98 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Riddick Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riddick Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riddick Crossroads, with the one closest to Riddick Crossroads listed first.
- Eure
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tunis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Dort
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dort is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dort
- Winton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Tunis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Sarem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sarem is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarem
- Gatesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riddicksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riddicksville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddicksville
- Reynoldson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Willeyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mapleton is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Harrellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Somerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Somerton is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riddick Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riddick Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Riddick 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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riddick Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riddick Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riddick Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Riddick Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Gates County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Camden County
- Chowan County
- Hertford County
- Northampton County
- Perquimans County
- Franklin City
- Isle of Wight County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riddick Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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 Riddick Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |