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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 Bass 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 Bass 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 Bass 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Bass Crossroads: Bass 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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Bass Crossroads is located in Florence County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Florence County: Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Lee, Marion, Marlboro & Williamsburg.

Below are the counties that are near Bass Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bass Crossroads:

  • Florence County     (The home county of Bass Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
    • Friendfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
    • Hannah
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Scranton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pamplico
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coward
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wren Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
    • Lake City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Florence County
    • Effingham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Danwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Johnsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
    • Union Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
    • Turbeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • New Zion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sardinia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Gable
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
    • Palmetto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmetto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
    • Pine Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
    • Syracuse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
    • Darlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
    • Lamar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
  • Dillon County
    • Latta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
    • Allentown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
    • Carters Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
    • Willie Towne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willie Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
  • Horry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
    • Red Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
    • Galivants Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Aynor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Brownway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
      • Brownway is located in Horry County
    • Cool Spring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Atkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
    • Gresham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tabernacle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tabernacle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Centenary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Laughlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laughlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
    • Marion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rains
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Mullins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
    • Shiloh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
    • Cades
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Moore Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Indiantown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
    • Stuckey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Hemingway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nesmith
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingstree
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
    • Snow Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
    • Salters
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greeleyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bass Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Bass Crossroads.

Cemeteries Near Bass Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bass 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bass Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.

  • High Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cockfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Liberty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Creel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stone Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cockfield Landing Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandhill Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (265 more) ...
    • Shiloh Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Church Cemetery
      • The Shiloh Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shiloh Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
    • Godwin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godwin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gaskins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaskins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Bass Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bass Crossroads.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.

  • Friendfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Friendfield is located in Florence County
  • Hannah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Hannah is located in Florence County
  • Blossom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
    • Blossom is located in Florence County
  • Hyman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman
    • Hyman is located in Florence County
  • Scranton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Coward
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bostick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick
    • Bostick is located in Florence County
  • Effingham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cades
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnsonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Indiantown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Claussen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claussen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussen
      • Claussen is located in Florence County
    • Fowler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
      • Fowler is located in Williamsburg County
    • Howe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Florence County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bass Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bass Crossroads.

Newspapers Published in Bass 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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bass Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bass Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bass 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 websites either 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 Bass Crossroads:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bass Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Bass Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bass Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bass Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9266, Longitude: -79.6478       In this case, the coordinates for Bass Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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