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 West 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 West 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 West 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 West Crossroads: W. Crossroads
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
West Crossroads is located in Lenoir 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 Lenoir County: Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Pitt & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near West Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Crossroads:
- Lenoir County (The home county of West Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Crossroads, with the one closest to West Crossroads listed first.
- Graingers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Tick Bite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Kinfield Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Kinston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Loftins Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Albrittons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Fields
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Deep Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- La Grange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pink Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Crossroads, with the one closest to West Crossroads listed first.
- Chocowinity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blounts Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Rosedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Washington Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Crossroads, with the one closest to West Crossroads listed first.
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Fort Barnwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Cove City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Tuscarora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Vanceboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lima
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Clark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Ernul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- River Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Trent Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trent Woods is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
- Brices Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brices Creek is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
- New Bern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Crossroads, with the one closest to West Crossroads listed first.
- Gradys Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Resaca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Drummersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Albertson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Outlaws Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Herrings Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Kornegay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kornegay is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornegay
- Potters Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
- Blizzards Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Leon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Scotts Store
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Crossroads, with the one closest to West Crossroads listed first.
- Cobb Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cobb Town is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sharp Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Crossroads, with the one closest to West Crossroads listed first.
- Glenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Hookerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Snow Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Contentnea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Speights Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Fieldsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Walstonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Crossroads, with the one closest to West Crossroads listed first.
- Wise Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Sassers Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Perfection
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Phillips Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Pollocks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Combs Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Taylors Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Hargetts Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Crossroads, with the one closest to West Crossroads listed first.
- Huffmantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Huffmantown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmantown
- Richlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mill Pond Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Crossroads, with the one closest to West Crossroads listed first.
- Quinerly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Coxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Ayden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rountree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Clayroot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Renston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Calico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Shelmerdine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
- Winterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Red Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Red Oak is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Crossroads, with the one closest to West Crossroads listed first.
- Seven Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Elroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Saulston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Berkeley Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Eureka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Goldsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Crossroads, with the one closest to West Crossroads listed first.
- Stantonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for West Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near West Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West 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 West Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Crossroads, with the one closest to West Crossroads listed first.
- Rhem Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jesse B. Noble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White - Mercer - Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McArthur Jenkins & Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grifton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grifton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grifton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Grifton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2285292 <2>
- Southview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southwest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- King Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak FWB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quinerly Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (97 more) ...
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinelawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find West Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Crossroads, with the one closest to West Crossroads listed first.
- Closs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Closs is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closs
- Kinston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Grifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hugo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hugo is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Fort Barnwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Johnsons Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Mills is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Mills
- Maplecypress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maplecypress is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecypress
- Littlefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Littlefield is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
- Cove City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Coxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Hookerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Glenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Falling Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
- Rountree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in West 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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West 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 helpful 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 West Crossroads:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Lenoir County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Edgecombe County
- Greene County
- Jones County
- Onslow County
- Pitt County
- Wayne County
- Wilson 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 West Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- West Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |