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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 Chestnut 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 Chestnut 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 Chestnut 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 Chestnut Crossroads: Chestnut 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Chestnut Crossroads is located in Horry 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 Horry County: Brunswick (NC), Columbus (NC), Dillon, Georgetown & Marion.

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

  • Horry County     (The home county of Chestnut Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Crossroads, with the one closest to Chestnut Crossroads listed first.
    • Longs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Little Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
      • Little Town is located in Horry County
    • Hand
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
      • Hand is located in Horry County
    • Daisy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
      • Daisy is located in Horry County
    • Atlantic Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
      • Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Cedar Creek Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
      • Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County
    • North Myrtle Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Little River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Briarcliffe Acres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliffe Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
      • Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Cherry Grove Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nixonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nixonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
      • Nixonville is located in Horry County
    • Arcadian Shores
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown County
  • Marion County
    • Nichols
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brunswick County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Crossroads, with the one closest to Chestnut Crossroads listed first.
    • Carolina Shores
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
      • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
    • Calabash
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
      • Calabash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <1>
    • Longwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
      • Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
    • Sunset Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
      • Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Beach <1>
    • Ash
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
      • Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
    • Ocean Isle Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Isle Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Isle Beach
      • Ocean Isle Beach is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Isle Beach <1>
    • Exum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
      • Exum is located in Brunswick County (NC)
    • Shallotte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallotte
      • Shallotte is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shallotte <1>
    • Makatoka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
      • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County (NC)
    • Holden Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Beach
      • Holden Beach is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden Beach <1>
    • Sivey Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sivey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
      • Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County (NC)
    • Supply
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Supply have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
      • Supply is located in Brunswick County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Supply <1>
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Crossroads, with the one closest to Chestnut Crossroads listed first.
    • Pireway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pireway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
      • Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Bug Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bug Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Bethel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Pine Level
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Ironhill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
      • Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Nakina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
      • Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Tabor City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Emerson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Cribb Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Clarendon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Brunswick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)

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

Cemeteries Near Chestnut Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chestnut 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 Chestnut Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bellamy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellamy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellamy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Leon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Leon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Leon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grainger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grainger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grainger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hardee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Butler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Platt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Platt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Platt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marlowe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marlowe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marlowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Myrtle Beach Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Myrtle Beach Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Myrtle Beach Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (176 more) ...
    • Cedar Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Calvery Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<6>

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

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

  • Wampee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wampee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampee
    • Wampee is located in Horry County
  • Hammond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Horry County
  • Hand
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
    • Hand is located in Horry County
  • Dothan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dothan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
    • Dothan is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Daisy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in Horry County
  • Nixonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nixonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
    • Nixonville is located in Horry County
  • Little River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Iredell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
    • Iredell is located in Brunswick County (NC)
  • Vaught
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaught have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught
    • Vaught is located in Horry County
  • Pireway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pireway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
    • Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Calabash
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
    • Calabash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <1>
  • Loris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bug Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bug Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
      • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Gurley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
      • Gurley is located in Horry County
    • Ironhill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
      • Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)

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

Newspapers Published in Chestnut 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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chestnut Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chestnut Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chestnut 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 Chestnut Crossroads:

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

The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chestnut Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chestnut Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9241, Longitude: -78.7628       In this case, the coordinates for Chestnut Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Chestnut Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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