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>.
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.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Williams Cross Roads was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Williams Cross Roads was located: 910 & 472<4>
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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lumberton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- 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 <6>
- 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 <6>
- 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.<7> 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 <6>
- 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 <6>
- 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 <6>
- 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.<7> 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 <6>
- 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 <6>
- 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.<7> 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.<7> 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 <6>
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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/
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 Williams Cross Roads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Columbus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Williams Cross Roads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Williams Cross Roads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Williams Cross Roads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |