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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 Clarks 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 Clarks 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 Clarks 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.

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

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Clarks Crossroads might be written as Clark Crossroads.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Clarks Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clarks Crossroads.

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.

Clarks Crossroads is located in Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg County: Berkeley, Clarendon, Florence, Georgetown & Marion.

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

  • Williamsburg County     (The home county of Clarks Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Crossroads, with the one closest to Clarks Crossroads listed first.
    • Cades
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Moore Crossroads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Kingstree
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Salters
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Indiantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Greeleyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stuckey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Lane
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
    • Nesmith
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hemingway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Snow Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Crossroads, with the one closest to Clarks Crossroads listed first.
    • Saint Stephen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Judge Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Russellville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Pineville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harris Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Alvin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Crossroads, with the one closest to Clarks Crossroads listed first.
    • Union Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • New Zion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Turbeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sardinia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Gable
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Alcolu
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Manning
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jordan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Shad Moss village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Davis Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Crossroads, with the one closest to Clarks Crossroads listed first.
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
    • Lamar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Crossroads, with the one closest to Clarks Crossroads listed first.
    • Lake City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wren Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Scranton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Olanta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coward
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hannah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Friendfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Effingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sardis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Jones Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Crossroads, with the one closest to Clarks Crossroads listed first.
    • Andrews
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Willie Towne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
    • Allentown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Carters Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Crossroads, with the one closest to Clarks Crossroads listed first.
    • Atkins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Lynchburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Elliott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Crossroads, with the one closest to Clarks Crossroads listed first.
    • Gresham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Tabernacle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Crossroads, with the one closest to Clarks Crossroads listed first.
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
    • Shiloh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Mayesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • East Sumter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
    • Oswego
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Lakewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood

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

Cemeteries Near Clarks Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarks 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 Clarks Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Clarks Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clarks Crossroads.

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

  • Cades
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lake City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mouzon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mouzon is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouzon
  • Kingstree
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fowler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fowler is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Scranton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Coward
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Seloc
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Seloc is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seloc
  • New Zion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Salters Depot
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
  • Salters
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hannah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Indiantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Friendfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Sardinia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Clarks 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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarks Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarks 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 Clarks 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 Clarks Crossroads:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Clarks Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Clarks Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.