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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 Carnes Crossroad (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 Carnes Crossroad. 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 Carnes Crossroad ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Carnes Crossroad: Carnes Xrd.
  • While the name of this community is Carnes Crossroad, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Carnes Crossroad may originally have been Carne's Crossroad.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Carnes Crossroad might be written as Carne Crossroad.

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.

Carnes Crossroad is located in Berkeley 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 Berkeley County: Charleston, Dorchester, Georgetown, Orangeburg & Williamsburg.

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

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Carnes Crossroad)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carnes Crossroad, with the one closest to Carnes Crossroad listed first.
    • Highland Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Mount Holly
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Caromi Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
    • Tarry Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
    • Washington Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Ladson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Camelot Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Goose Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moncks Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanahan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinopolis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cordesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Huger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carnes Crossroad, with the one closest to Carnes Crossroad listed first.
    • Lincolnville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Otranto
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • North Charleston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Dorchester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Grove Creek Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
    • Essex Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Old Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Old Town is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Charles Towne Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Charles Towne Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Towne Village
    • Charleston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ravenel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • Johns Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carnes Crossroad, with the one closest to Carnes Crossroad listed first.
    • Cottageville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Round O
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sidney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Jacksonboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Canadys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carnes Crossroad, with the one closest to Carnes Crossroad listed first.
    • Summerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chandler Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
    • Brownsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Flowertown Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Ridgeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dorchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Harleyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Grover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Saint George
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carnes Crossroad, with the one closest to Carnes Crossroad listed first.
    • Holly Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Possum Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Eutawville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Green Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Wells
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells

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

Cemeteries Near Carnes Crossroad ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carnes Crossroad.

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 Carnes Crossroad - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Plantation Gardens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pear Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Huff Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Groomsville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • The Droze Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • The Droze Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Whispering Pines Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (213 more) ...

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.<4>

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

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

  • Mount Holly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Strawberry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Summerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ladson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Long Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
  • Otranto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
  • Moncks Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Belvedere
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belvedere is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
  • Ridgeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Macbeth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
  • Huger
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Wando
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bonneau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Charleston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Carnes Crossroad ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carnes Crossroad.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carnes Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carnes Crossroad.

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 Carnes Crossroad:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 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.
<4>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 Carnes Crossroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carnes Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.