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 Whites Crossing (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Whites Crossing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Whites Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Whites Crossing: Whites Xing.
- While the name of this community is Whites Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Whites Crossing may originally have been White's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Whites Crossing might be written as White Crossing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Whites Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whites Crossing.
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 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.
Whites Crossing is located in Columbus County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbus County: Bladen, Brunswick, Pender, Robeson & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Whites Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whites Crossing:
- Columbus County (The home county of Whites Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Crossing, with the one closest to Whites Crossing listed first.
- Brunswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cribb Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Nakina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Whiteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Ironhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Clarendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Redbug
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Pine Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Emerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Hallsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Chadbourn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grist
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Crossing, with the one closest to Whites Crossing listed first.
- Clarkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rosindale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Council
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Abbottsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Bladenboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Butters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- East Arcadia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Mount Olive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Elizabethtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kelly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Dublin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Yorick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Crossing, with the one closest to Whites Crossing listed first.
- Ash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Exum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Longwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Makatoka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Carolina Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Calabash
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shallotte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Isle Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sivey Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
- Supply
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Crossing, with the one closest to Whites Crossing listed first.
- Barnesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Orrum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Marietta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Proctorville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Allenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Fairmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon County (SC)
- Lake View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Crossing, with the one closest to Whites Crossing listed first.
- Loris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Sea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Finklea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Little Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Longs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gurley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Little River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Hand
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Cherry Grove Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cebu is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Marion County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Crossing, with the one closest to Whites Crossing listed first.
- Nichols
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mullins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whites Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Whites Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Whites Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whites Crossing.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Whites Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whites Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whites Crossing, with the one closest to Whites Crossing listed first.
- Prince Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cribb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meares Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McKeithan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McPherson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cribb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Todd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (378 more) ...
- Watts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sibbitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Whites Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whites Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whites Crossing, with the one closest to Whites Crossing listed first.
- Mollie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ironhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Whiteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Emerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Old Dock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Hallsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Chadbourn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bug Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Dothan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dothan is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Lake Waccamaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cerro Gordo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pireway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Loris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whites Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whites Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Whites Crossing ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whites Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whites Crossing, 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 Whites Crossing.
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 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 Whites Crossing:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Columbus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Robeson County
- Dillon County
- Horry County
- Marion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Whites Crossing, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whites Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |