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 Blakley 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 Blakley 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 Blakley 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 Blakley Crossroads: Blakley 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Blakley Crossroads is located in Lancaster County.
To see how the shape of South 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 Lancaster County: Mecklenburg (NC), Union (NC), Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw & York.
Below are the counties that are near Blakley Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blakley Crossroads:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Blakley Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakley Crossroads, with the one closest to Blakley Crossroads listed first.
- Bell Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Irwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Heath Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Lancaster Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Caskey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Primus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Camp Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakley Crossroads, with the one closest to Blakley Crossroads listed first.
- Great Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Lawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Richburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lando
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgemoor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cornwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Eureka Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Smith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gayle Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Lowrys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakley Crossroads, with the one closest to Blakley Crossroads listed first.
- White Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pageland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Angelus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakley Crossroads, with the one closest to Blakley Crossroads listed first.
- Mitford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- White Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adger
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Woodward
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Winnsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Winnsboro Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Smallwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Rion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakley Crossroads, with the one closest to Blakley Crossroads listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kershaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Shepard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Lugoff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Camden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cassatt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Pine Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Richland County
- Blythewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakley Crossroads, with the one closest to Blakley Crossroads listed first.
- Catawba
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Roddey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Lesslie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Rock Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Riverview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- McConnells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- India Hook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Weddington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakley Crossroads, with the one closest to Blakley Crossroads listed first.
- Jaars
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Waxhaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Trinity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Mineral Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Altan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Altan is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Marvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Wesley Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Carmel Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blakley Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Blakley Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Blakley Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blakley 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 Blakley Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blakley Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blakley Crossroads, with the one closest to Blakley Crossroads listed first.
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kingsbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gunthorne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mackey Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Howze Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Summerville - Cunningham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Browns - Strouds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Blakley Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blakley Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blakley Crossroads, with the one closest to Blakley Crossroads listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Lawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rossville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Bascomville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bascomville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascomville
- Oakhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Caskey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Flint Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Primus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Richburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wellridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wellridge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellridge
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Landsford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Landsford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsford
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Kershaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blakley Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blakley Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Blakley 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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blakley Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blakley Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blakley Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Blakley Crossroads:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Chesterfield County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Richland County
- York County
- Mecklenburg County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South 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 Blakley Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blakley Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |