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

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Rogers Crossroads might be written as Roger 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash 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 Nash County: Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Johnston, Vance, Wake, Warren & Wilson.

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

  • Nash County     (The home county of Rogers Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Crossroads, with the one closest to Rogers Crossroads listed first.
    • Middlesex
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
      • Middlesex is located in Nash County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
    • Murraytown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murraytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraytown
      • Murraytown is located in Nash County
    • Union Hope
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bailey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Nash County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <3>
    • Rocky Cross
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cross
      • Rocky Cross is located in Nash County
    • Samaria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samaria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
      • Samaria is located in Nash County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
    • Frazier Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gold Valley Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Floods Chapel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floods Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floods Chapel
      • Floods Chapel is located in Nash County
    • High Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
      • High Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Stanhope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamm Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamm Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamm Crossroads
      • Lamm Crossroads is located in Nash County
  • Edgecombe County
  • Franklin County
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Crossroads, with the one closest to Rogers Crossroads listed first.
    • Archer Lodge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Beulahtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Kenly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
      • Kenly is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <3>
    • Micro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
      • Micro is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
    • Wilson's Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Redwood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
      • Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
    • Selma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Fairfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • 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 Johnston County
    • Pine Level
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Rains Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • West Smithfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
      • West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
    • Smithfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Wake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Crossroads, with the one closest to Rogers Crossroads listed first.
    • Zebulon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wendell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Shotwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Knightdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
      • Knightdale is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <3>
    • Rolesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
      • Rolesville is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <3>
    • Emerald Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
      • Emerald Village is located in Wake County
    • Forestville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Skycrest Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skycrest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
      • Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
    • Timberlake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Wake County
    • Brentwood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Village
      • Brentwood Village is located in Wake County
    • Neuse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Crossroads, with the one closest to Rogers Crossroads listed first.
    • Sims
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Scotts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
      • Scotts is located in Wilson County
    • Lucama
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
      • Lucama is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <3>
    • Spring Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
    • Wilson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Black Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • Elm City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Eastwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Stantonsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Saratoga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Rogers Crossroads ...

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

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

  • Middlesex Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlesex Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlesex Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Middlesex Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlesex Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlesex Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jack Bailey Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hocutt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hocutt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hocutt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Church of Christ Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eason Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakefield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wakefield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wakefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (222 more) ...
    • Jeffrey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jeffrey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jeffrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Greswell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greswell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Price Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Union Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Connor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
    • Connor is located in Wilson County
  • Earpsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earpsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earpsboro
    • Earpsboro is located in Johnston County
  • Wendell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stanhope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Archer Lodge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sutton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Spring Hope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shotwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Kenly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
    • Kenly is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <3>
  • Bagley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Bagley is located in Johnston County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wilson's Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Micro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
      • Micro is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
    • Lucama
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
      • Lucama is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Rogers 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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rogers Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rogers Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rogers Crossroads.

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 Rogers Crossroads:

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

The official website for Nash County: www.co.nash.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>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.
<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>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 Rogers Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- Rogers Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rogers Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7859, Longitude: -78.2168       In this case, the coordinates for Rogers Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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