Welcome to Williams Cross Roads ...

So far, we found very little information about Williams Cross Roads. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Williams Cross Roads to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Williams Cross Roads, please Contact Us.

Williams Cross Roads would have been located within present day Columbus County<2>.

The location of Williams Cross Roads has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for Williams Cross Roads: Williams Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Williams Cross Roads for more information about variations on the name of Williams Cross Roads.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Williams Cross Roads is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Williams Cross Roads was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Williams Cross Roads still existed, it would have been in the (910) area code.

Communities Also Named Williams Cross Roads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Williams Cross Roads: This one is located in Columbus County and the other is located in Wayne County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Williams Cross Roads.

Communities near Williams Cross Roads ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Williams Cross Roads.

• Lumberton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <5>
• Whiteville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
  • Whiteville is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteville <5>
• Elizabethtown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <5>
• Fairmont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <5>
• Chadbourn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourn
  • Chadbourn is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadbourn <5>
• Bladenboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro
  • Bladenboro is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladenboro <5>
• Lake Waccamaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Waccamaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waccamaw
  • Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Waccamaw <5>
• Brunswick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Fair Bluff
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
  • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
• Clarkton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
  • Clarkton is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Williams Cross Roads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Williams Cross Roads.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Williams Cross Roads. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Williams Cross Roads.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Williams Cross Roads. See our Newspapers Page for Williams Cross Roads.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/