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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Shehan Crossroads. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shehan Crossroads to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shehan Crossroads, 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 Shehan 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 Shehan 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 Shehan 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 Shehan Crossroads: Shehan 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Shehan Crossroads is historic, it would have been located within present day Rutherford 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 Rutherford County: Buncombe, Burke, Cleveland, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Cherokee (SC) & Spartanburg (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Shehan Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shehan Crossroads:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Shehan Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shehan Crossroads, with the one closest to Shehan Crossroads listed first.
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Rutherfordton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Bakersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Ruth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Spindale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Alexander Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Forest City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Sandy Mush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Bostic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shehan Crossroads, with the one closest to Shehan Crossroads listed first.
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montreat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swannanoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Arden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Royal Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Busbee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Skyland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shehan Crossroads, with the one closest to Shehan Crossroads listed first.
- Brindletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Parkhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shehan Crossroads, with the one closest to Shehan Crossroads listed first.
- Cliffside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Mooresboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- New House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Boiling Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lattimore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Polkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Campcall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Kingstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Delight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shehan Crossroads, with the one closest to Shehan Crossroads listed first.
- Bat Cave
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Saluda
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Dana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Upward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Gerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Flat Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- U-No
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Zirconia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Barker Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Carolina Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shehan Crossroads, with the one closest to Shehan Crossroads listed first.
- Vein Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Sugar Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Moffitt Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Lackey Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Old Fort
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Greenlee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dendron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shehan Crossroads, with the one closest to Shehan Crossroads listed first.
- Mill Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shehan Crossroads, with the one closest to Shehan Crossroads listed first.
- Chesnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Gaffney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Greenville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shehan Crossroads, with the one closest to Shehan Crossroads listed first.
- Gowensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- O'Neal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Tigerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greer is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <2>
- Chick Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shehan Crossroads, with the one closest to Shehan Crossroads listed first.
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Fingerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Landrum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <2>
- Campobello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gramling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Inman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Inman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <2>
- Mayo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Inman Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Valley Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Southern Shops
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cowpens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shehan Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Shehan Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Shehan Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shehan 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 Shehan Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shehan Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shehan Crossroads, with the one closest to Shehan Crossroads listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Taylor Plantation Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grays Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kistlers Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Abrams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poors Ford Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherfordton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Miller - Twitty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Green Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Matthew Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tanners Grove United Methodist 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.
While we didn't find Shehan Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shehan Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shehan Crossroads, with the one closest to Shehan Crossroads listed first.
- Mack ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Rutherfordton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Sandy Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Forest City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Bostic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Uree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Fingerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shehan Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shehan Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Shehan 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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shehan Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shehan Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shehan Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shehan Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Burke County
- Cleveland County
- Henderson County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Cherokee County
- Greenville County
- Spartanburg County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 Shehan Crossroads, 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shehan Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |