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 Campbell 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 Campbell 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 Campbell 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Campbell Crossroads: Campbell 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Campbell Crossroads is located in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Anson (NC), Richmond (NC), Union (NC), Darlington, Kershaw, Lancaster & Marlboro.
Below are the counties that are near Campbell Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Campbell Crossroads:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Campbell Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Crossroads, with the one closest to Campbell Crossroads listed first.
- Ruby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Angelus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Mount Croghan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McBee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Pageland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cheraw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Crossroads, with the one closest to Campbell Crossroads listed first.
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Pine Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- North Hartsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Prestwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- Hartsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Society Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dovesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Lydia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mont Clare
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Darlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Pine Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Syracuse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Syracuse is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Crossroads, with the one closest to Campbell Crossroads listed first.
- Bethune
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Cassatt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kershaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shepard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Crossroads, with the one closest to Campbell Crossroads listed first.
- Primus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Oakhurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Heath Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Camp Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Crossroads, with the one closest to Campbell Crossroads listed first.
- Alcot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alcot is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
- Bishopville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marlboro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Crossroads, with the one closest to Campbell Crossroads listed first.
- Wallace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blenheim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Drake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Newtonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Anson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Crossroads, with the one closest to Campbell Crossroads listed first.
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- McFarlan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Morven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Mineral Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Cairo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Wadesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peachland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lilesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Polkton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Polkton is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Sugar Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Richmond County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Crossroads, with the one closest to Campbell Crossroads listed first.
- Cordova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- East Rockingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Yates Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Honey Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Campbell Crossroads, with the one closest to Campbell Crossroads listed first.
- Allens Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Trinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Altan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Altan is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Marshville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Rest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Wingate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Campbell Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Campbell Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Campbell Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Campbell 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 Campbell Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Campbell Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Campbell Crossroads, with the one closest to Campbell Crossroads listed first.
- Roscoe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cassidy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huggins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fannie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Bethesda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ruby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Campbell Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Campbell Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Campbell Crossroads, with the one closest to Campbell Crossroads listed first.
- Bay Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bay Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Ruby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Mount Croghan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Catarrh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catarrh is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catarrh
- Long Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Long Pine is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
- Hornsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hornsboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsboro
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deep Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- White Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Cash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cash is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cheraw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McFarlan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Clyde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Campbell Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Campbell Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Campbell 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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Campbell Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Campbell Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Campbell Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Campbell Crossroads:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Darlington County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Lee County
- Marlboro County
- Anson County
- Richmond 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 Campbell 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- Campbell Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |